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From: pascal@CAM.ORG (Pascal Gosselin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: LocalTalk Phase II (don't laugh!) & System 7.0
Summary: Typos or what ?
Keywords: 7.0 localtalk phase II
Message-ID: <1991May8.034730.3994@CAM.ORG>
Date: 8 May 91 03:47:30 GMT
Organization: Altitude.CAM.ORG, St-Lambert QC  CANADA
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About two weeks ago, I actually decided to read one of the slick
propaganda pieces that Apple likes to shower us with.  It was called
"The Advantages of AppleTalk Phase II".

It turns out that it is a VERY nice pamphlet and is filled with
interesting and relevant information.

What puzzles me is why it has a paragraph that states:

(roughly quoted from memory)

"System software 7.0 will contain new LocalTalk drivers that implement
all of the features of AppleTalk Phase II except for extended addressing".
The brochure goes on to state that "some software will eventually require
that you run AppleTalk Phase II even on non-extended LocalTalk networks".

I asked our local Apple Canada head System Engineer if you knew
anything about this.  He didn't have a clue.

The Apple Internet Router DOES let you enter multiple zone names for
a LocalTalk segment (for future compatibility????).

Is this a case of the marketing people not clearly understanding the
intentions of the engineering people or what?


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