NeXT and Mac LocalTalk printers?

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2 total messages Started by Remo Williams Mon, 20 Jul 1992 21:43

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Author: Remo Williams
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1992 21:43

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Sonic Systems (408.736.1900) has a series of products called the EtherBridge  
Series which among other things allow you to share LocalTalk printers on an  
ethernet network. [in addtion it allows macs to be hooked up to the Ethernet  
network with no additional Ethernet hardware (other than ONE host Mac equipped  
with ethernet hardware)]. 

This is done via software placed in the System Folder on a Mac with an ethernet  
card on the network.

My question is with NeXT's support for LocalTalk under Ethernet (in 3.0) will I  
be able to see Mac LocalTalk peripherals on the NeXT side? Obviously I'd buy  
this product if I could PRINT to my LaserWriter NT from my NeXT via this set  
up. Or will I get this from the NeXT 3.0 Ethertalk support directly?

Anyone from NeXT care to comment?
--
David Williams -- dlw@atherton.com -- NeXTMail welcome

Re: NeXT and Mac LocalTalk printers?

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Author: Andrew Loewenstern
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 12:01

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In article <55197@athertn.Atherton.COM> dlw@atherton.com (Remo Williams) writes:
>My question is with NeXT's support for LocalTalk under Ethernet (in 3.0) will I  
>be able to see Mac LocalTalk peripherals on the NeXT side? Obviously I'd buy  
>this product if I could PRINT to my LaserWriter NT from my NeXT via this set  
>up. Or will I get this from the NeXT 3.0 Ethertalk support directly?
>
>Anyone from NeXT care to comment?

NeXTSTEP 3.0 does not support LocalTalk at all.  It only supports
EtherTalk.  To acess anything on LocalTalk, you must use either a
bridge or bridge software on the Macintosh.


andrew
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andrew@cubetech.com
Andrew Loewenstern      | "If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
Cube Technologies, Inc. |  If I am only for myself, who am I?" -Hillel

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