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Lawrence Flowers <leaf@teaftech.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Rebecca and Rowland wrote:
> > 
> > Lawrence Flowers <leaf@teaftech.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > > Could somebody please suggest the best way to connect a G3 266 desktop
> > > mac to a Powerbook 180 so that the files can be transfered.
> > 
> > Appletalk over LocalTalk - I'm told that a printer cable to connect the
> > two Mac will work.  I personally use PhoneNet boxes and phone wire.
> 
> Good idea, and nice and simple for me - but my friend who will be operating
> it, might get stuck switching between a printer and appletalk.

Yes, switching the leads round all the time isn't a good idea.

> I would like to leave the G3 connected to his modem and printer.

Hmm...  If the printer's got LocalTalk, you might as well bung it on the
network as well.  As far as I know, all HP inkjets have LocalTalk (one
socket which auto-detects whether the connection is LocalTalk or
straight serial).  It's faster than using a straight serial connection.

Rowland.

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