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Re:Hacking up a fix for the broken AppleTalk kernel module i... by joezydeco on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:48AM (#24029032)
So just a LocalTalk to Ethernet bridge?
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Re:Hacking up a fix for the broken AppleTalk kernel module i... by rjsw on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:14AM (#24029206)
No, the old Macintosh uses its ethernet controller to connect to the Linux server, LocalTalk isn't used.
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Re:Hacking up a fix for the broken AppleTalk kernel module i... by joezydeco on Sunday August 02, 2020 @12:47PM (#24029754)
I see.

When the article mentioned AppleTalk I envisioned a way to get files off of my old SE using something that hooked into the ADB networking ports.

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Re:Hacking up a fix for the broken AppleTalk kernel module i... by dougg3 on Sunday August 02, 2020 @01:21PM (#24029992)
That too is possible (serial ports though, not ADB). There are existing LocalTalk-to-Ethernet bridge products from long ago that are getting harder and harder to find. I was actually working on a new one for a while but ran out of the time/motivation to finish it up. https://mac68k.info/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=275&start=0&...
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Re:Hacking up a fix for the broken AppleTalk kernel module i... by joezydeco on Sunday August 02, 2020 @03:58PM (#24031207)
Great info, thanks
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Re:Hacking up a fix for the broken AppleTalk kernel module i... by rjsw on Sunday August 02, 2020 @01:19PM (#24029982)
You wouldn't use an ADB port, LocalTalk used the printer port.

For your SE you could get an ethernet adapter that plugged into the SCSI port or a PDS card to go inside the case.

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