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From: piro@hoptoad.uucp (Giovanni Paoletti)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple LaserWriter and EtherTalk
Keywords: LaserWriter, EtherTalk, FastPath.
Message-ID: <8195@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: 1 Aug 89 02:16:19 GMT
References: <852@cgch.UUCP> <451@w3vh.UU.NET>
Reply-To: piro@hoptoad.UUCP (Giovanni Paoletti)
Organization: Widget Systems (San Francisco)
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In article <451@w3vh.UU.NET> rolfe@w3vh.UUCP (Rolfe Tessem) writes:
>In article <852@cgch.UUCP> whna@cgch.UUCP (Heinz Naef) writes:
>>Hello MacTalkers,
>>
>>I'm wondering if there would be a more elegant way to connect an Apple
>>LaserWriter to an Ethernet running EtherTalk than the following:
>
>(various examples of hardware bridges deleted)
>
>Get yourself a copy of Liaison from Infosphere, which is a software bridge
>that will run on any Mac containing both Localtalk and Ethernet interfaces.
>I run it on my Mac II and notice no degradation on foreground tasks at all.
>Price is under $200, if memory serves.
>
>Like you, I have several Macs all on their own Ethernet, and this is
>definitely the most cost-effective solution.

I would also suggest you to look at the new router from Apple.
While the price is not as cheap, it will allow you to manage up
to 8 ports ,6 EtherTalk or TokenTalk and 2 LocalTalk, on a Mac
II, while working in the background.

If memory serves me correctly Liason can only manage up to 3
ports per machine.

Giovanni Paoletti
Widget Systems 

Usual disclaimer: All opinions are mine, etc. ...