Actually, wait a sec. Mimi, are you saying that eMates could communicate
with the central desktop in the room (through Classroom Exchange, which
I did know existed), or that the eMates could communicate with EACH
OTHER over LocalTalk, as the questioner asked? I just realized that I
might have read your reply incorrectly...
sj
On Monday, January 28, 2002, at 08:36 PM, Stephen Jendraszak wrote:
>
> 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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