Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] LocalTalk - possible?
From: Bernard Becker (becker@proxy.com)
Date: Mon Jul 21 1997 - 08:25:23 EDT
Mario Klebsch DG1AM wrote:
>The hardest part probably is the hardware. The Mac uses a Zilog USART
>while most PCs only have an UART (not capable of doing synchronous
>transfers). The next problem probably is speed. localtalk runs at 307
>kbaud. On the Mac they have to use polling of the USART to achieve
>this speed.
LocalTalk runs at 230.4 KB
There are ISA LocalTalk Cards that still may be available. Apple made one,
Farallon made one as did Dayna. They may still be manufactured. This will
give the h/w to emulate localtalk.
Novell even had drivers at one point that supported these cards.
As for drivers under UNIX, your on your own.
I may even have one of those old cards lieing around somewhere. I can look
if anyone is interested.
Bernard Becker
Sr.Systems Engineer
Apple Canada Inc.
becker@apple.com
7495 Birchmount Road
Markham, Ontario, Canada
L3R 5G2
TEL. 905-513-5844
FAX. 905-513-5793
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