Re: [NTLK] Newton DIL Tester

From: Jeremy Bond Shepherd (jbond_at_eskimo.com)
Date: Thu Apr 11 2002 - 15:24:01 EDT

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>
>Note, AppleTalk is what is called a transport-independent protocol. You
>can run an "AppleTalk" network over Ethernet, but also LocalTalk, a direct
>serial cable, ARCNet, Token Ring, or two paper cups with string :)

Ha! I remember reading a blurb in Macworld (or was it Macuser?) about
someone setting up a makeshift AppleTalk network using the "hot" and "cold"
pipes of a household plumbing system as the twisted pair. I'm pretty sure
it wasn't an April issue, either!

-Jeremy

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