Re: [NTLK] OS X

From: Mark Ross (markross13_at_home.com)
Date: Wed Aug 15 2001 - 20:35:32 EDT


>Jon,
>
>You're totally right! AppleTalk is the protocol, while LocalTalk is the
>physical layer of the network. Right now, OS X supports only EtherTalk,
>which is the AppleTalk protocol over an Ethernet network. I don't know
>if it's still supported, but there was also TokenTalk, which was the
>AppleTalk protocol over a Token Ring network. I haven't seen any
>TokenRing cards for Macintosh is a long time now, not that they don't
>exist. And I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't be supported on OS X either,
>not that anybody probably cares...
>
>-Laurent.

We still use token ring where I work. We always like to keep at least 5
years behind the times. Token ring cards and drivers are available from
Madge Networks for OS 9.x. I have no idea if they work under classic
since they talk to the hardware on the board.

Mark Ross
markross13_at_home.com

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