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In article <BzAK0K.95y@eis.calstate.edu> (comp.protocols.appletalk), jokim@eis.calstate.edu (Joon Y. Kim) writes:
> Can anyone help me with a very basic question? What is the difference if
> any between AppleTalk and LocalTalk? Mac Sale International is selling a
> LocalTalk Board for the PC for $25. The rep said it was made by Apple.
> Then I saw that Shreve Systems is selling a AppleTalk PC card for $49; the
> rep there said it is made by Apple as well. Which should I buy if I want
> to connect my Mac to my PC using the AppleTalk port built into my Mac? I
> have the MacTOPS software and want to set up a small "network" with my
> computers.

In the old days Apple created a network system for Macs and they called
it AppleTalk.  This covered the protocols suite and the hardware it
ran on.

As time went by, AppleTalk (the protocol suite) added other transport
media like Ethernet and Token Ring.  To clarify matters Apple renamed
the hardware LocalTalk and kept the name AppleTalk for the protocols.

So today you have AppleTalk the protocol suite running on top of a
variety of hardware media: 

	LocalTalk - the standard plug built into every Mac ever made.
	EtherTalk - ethernet
	TokenTalk - token ring

So the PC people are talking about adding "an AppleTalk port" are
talking about adding a LocalTalk port.

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