From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Mon Feb 16 2004 - 12:28:07 PST
On Feb 16, 2004, at 6:42 AM, Johannes Wolf wrote:
> LocalTalk Hardware typically consists of the adapter matchboxes with
> two
> female connections to the special LocalTalk cable (4 pins mini DIN, big
> plastic connector key in the middle)and a pigtail that connects to the
> device (Newt) which is indeed a RS 422 compatible connector and wiring.
> I am not sure whether you can connect two devices directly without the
> matchboxes, but if so, you do not really have LocalTalk anymore, this
> would
> be a pure serial RS 422 connection then.
>
You can also do localtalk over a standard Apple peripheral 8 cable in a
pinch.
This means your standard imagewriter/stylewriter/deskwriter cable.
Of course this only allows for 2 devices, and doesn't provide the
transformers...
But it will works to produce a two node network...
Marty
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