At 11:48 AM 6/14/2002 -0500, you wrote: >On eBay right now there is a vendor flogging "6 ADB Port Appletalk Network >Connectors", an unlikely product, in my admittedly limited Apple networking >experience. Point your browser at:
They're the serial based standard PhoneNet devices, not ADB. The seller apparently isn't very Mac knowledgeable and has confused the ADB and serial ports. > a) would they meet my networking needs (see below), and They'd be close to perfect. Plus several of them into various Macs, run some standard phone cable between them, and you're set. > b) are they, in fact, reliable for their purpose? Never used them myself, but they revolutionized networking ;) I read of a case where someone connected an Appletalk network between two buildings using the hot and cold water pipes. Certainly would be interesting if it's true. Oh, by the way, going back to the 800k vs HD floppy, the HD disk drive will still read 800k disks fine, the only problem would be if you wanted to use the drive on a Mac that doesn't read HD disks. Scott Holder -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
