You are right - I totally forgot about them. Guess I don't have enough computers to netowrk anything and I don't recall them begin done when I was at school.
Sherman On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 17:36:32 -0500, Christopher Kolp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sherman, Sean, > > Actually, there are "hubs" that you use with LocalTalk systems. Actually, > they require PhoneNet (Farallon's style of LocalTalk networking utilizing > RJ11 jacks and phone cords instead of the shielded din style cables). > > There are two products I'm aware of that provide this function. One is the > Tribe Computer Works TribeStar. That provides a star topology switch to > 16/24 localtalk devices. The unit also has an ethernet port (AUI) allowing > the routing of traffic to an ethernet segment (or backbone or whatever). > Thats all I know about those other than they're nearly impossible to find. > > Alternatively, there's the Farallon StarController. They're a hub, providing > either 12 or 24 localtalk devices, with a true star topology. It also > monitors the network segments (devices, etc.) and when it detects a problem, > it'll isolate that segment from the rest of the network and alert you > visually with the LED status indicators on the unit. I've got 6 of these > units in my home and they work great! They're cheap and easy to find but > typically come w/o the power adapters and the software is long gone. For > LocalTalk/Ethernet connectivity, I'm using a Cayman GatorBox CS. Works > flawlessly. > > Good luck making your own. I can't see why as you can pick these units up > for under $5.00 each. > > Keep us posted. > > -Chris > > ---------- > >From: Sherman Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Localtalk boxes > >Date: Tue, Jul 6, 2004, 4:12 PM > > > > >Well, if you get a hub working, let me know. Just never seen one > >before and am not at all aware that such an item exist. > > > >Sherman > > > > > >On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 22:14:47 +0100, Sean Billings > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Sherman Chen wrote: > >> > > >> > I am not sure if such a thing as a local talk hub exist - as local > >> > talk is not configured like Ethernet, which is in a "star" > >> > configuration. Localtalk is a peer-to-peer network. > >> > >> From what I've read and from looking at the schematic it is a bus and > >> all points are simultaneously connected, so to me there should be no > >> reason why the bus could not be completely implemented in a single box > >> with localtalk printer cables connecting to all the macs. > >> > >> The peer to peer would be the software layer (appletalk) and not the > >> physical hardware layer (localtalk). > >> > >> > > >> > Sherman > >> > > >> > >> Regards Sean. > >> > >> -- > >> 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> > >> --> 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/> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >The Think Different Store > >> http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > >> --------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > >-- > >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> > > --> 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/> > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------- > >>The Think Different Store > >http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > >--------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > 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> > --> 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/> > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. 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