[comp.sys.mac.hardware] Appletalk card for PS/2

bbesler@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Brent H. Besler) (04/03/91)

DOes a card and software exist that would allow hooking a PS/2 model 80
(Microchannel bus) into an Appletalk network and allow printing off of
the Apple Laserwriter?

chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu (Chuck Rickard; ACS (UGRAD)) (04/03/91)

In an article bbesler@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Brent H. Besler) writes:
>DOes a card and software exist that would allow hooking a PS/2 model 80
>(Microchannel bus) into an Appletalk network and allow printing off of
>the Apple Laserwriter?

TOPS makes a card called the Flashcard MC that fits into microchannel slots
on the PS/2.  It supports Localtalk and its own Flashtalk standard.

-- 

Chuck Rickard
(chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu)

shoemake@Apple.COM (Mike Shoemaker) (04/05/91)

chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu (Chuck Rickard; ACS (UGRAD)) writes:

>In an article bbesler@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Brent H. Besler) writes:
>>DOes a card and software exist that would allow hooking a PS/2 model 80
>>(Microchannel bus) into an Appletalk network and allow printing off of
>>the Apple Laserwriter?

>TOPS makes a card called the Flashcard MC that fits into microchannel slots
>on the PS/2.  It supports Localtalk and its own Flashtalk standard.

>-- 

>Chuck Rickard
>(chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu)

Daystar Digital, Flowery Branch Georgia, makes an LT200MC LocalTalk card
for Microchannel machines.  It comes with software for connecting
to AppleShare servers and Laswerwriters

Mike Shoemaker