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From: heath@easy.CES.CWRU.Edu (Todd Heatherton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Connecting Mac to Ethernet
Keywords: Ethernet, network
Message-ID: <1989Dec13.145601.26049@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
Date: 13 Dec 89 14:56:01 GMT
References: <1080@zip.eecs.umich.edu>
Reply-To: heath@easy.UUCP (Todd Heatherton)
Organization: CWRU Dept of Computer Engineering and Science, Cleveland, OH
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In article <1080@zip.eecs.umich.edu> ksuzuki@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Katsu Suzuki) writes:
>My friend asked me this question, but he would like to connect his Mac
>to Ethernet. Is it possible to connect Mac Plus to Ethernet? Or need
>Mac SE? Or Mac II or up? 
>
>Also to connect, we need an Ethernet board, right? I looked into catalogs
>of MacConnction, MacWarehouse but could not find one. Which company is
>making such board? How much do they cost?
>
Try looking into a Nodem box.  This external box connects from the mac
into any type of ethernet system.  NCSA telnet then provides the
software link.  The great thing about this product is that it is
external so that you do not need to open your mac and you can
easily switch to a new mac without worrying about switching cards
(just cables).  I know that the box is not ceap (I think it's around
$500), but it worked beautifully when we hooked one up in Toronto.
I believe that it works for plus's and up, but I could be mistaken.

Department of Psychology                     heath@alpha.CES.cwru.edu
Case Western Reserve University              heath@psych.utoronto.ca
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