That's true. Having just skimmed the eMate Teacher's Guide, you would
think I would've thought of that. Go figure. So, now I am curious: Does
LocalTalk networking work on any Newt, only in 2.1, or only on the
eMate? Of course, I have no use for this knowledge, but it is kind of
interesting...
sj
On Monday, January 28, 2002, at 07:57 PM, mmcipollone wrote:
>
> think of a classroom of kids, linked to teacher's desktop
> emates came with localtalk cabling and appletalk(farallon phonenet)
> connectors, and instructions, to schools
>
> beaming can be battery draining
> and kids running around a room also very draining--on patience and order
>
> easier to "hand in" your homework
> send to main computer for emailing etc, when main one connected to
> internet
> or intranet..
> indiv ethernet cards expensive...
> also, to send out something to everyone in the class, or install a new
> pkg
>
> so slow as it may be, localtalk network has a place
> just not for indiv users now that the technology has come so far...
>
> mimi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Jendraszak" <stevehj_at_mac.com>
> To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 6:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Connecting MPs with localtalk
>
>
>>
>> Well, that is how Macs used to be networked in the days of LocalTalk. I
>> can't say for sure, but I doubt it would work on Newtons. To my
>> knowledge there is no support in Newton OS for file sharing with other
>> Newts through LocalTalk. I can't imagine why there would be. What is
>> it,
>> exactly, that you would accomplish by linking "x" Newtons together in
>> this fashion? There may be another way to accomplish your goal.
>>
>> sj
>>
>> On Monday, January 28, 2002, at 04:56 PM, Mike Hamende wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I am Linux and windows when I hafta kind a guy, so please excuse my
>>> MAC
>>> ignorance, but Newtons are very cool.
>>>
>>> In reading the FAQs and the list archives, as well as talking to some
>>> local MAC folk, I have some to believe you could connect x number of
>>> Newts together using those localtalk dongle things that have the Newt
>>> serial on one end and a box with phone jacks in the other.
>>>
>>> Is this true?
>>>
>>> Plug the localtalk thing into the serial port and a phone line into
>>> the
>>> other and chain some newts into a network?
>>>
>>> Pointers to specifics are most welcome.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
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