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From: noraa@mentor.com (Nora Auseklis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Connecting Mac to Ethernet
Message-ID: <1989Dec13.195010.5438@mentor.com>
Date: 13 Dec 89 19:50:10 GMT
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From article <1080@zip.eecs.umich.edu>, by ksuzuki@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Katsu Suzuki):
> 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?
> 
>
It is not possible, to my knowlege to connect a Mac Plus to Ethernet because 
the lack of ability to place any additional boards in the units.  Mac II's SE's
SE/30's are all capable of this connection.  Several manufacturers make boards
for Ethernet connection.  Apple's Ethertalk board is only compatible with
the Mac II line.  We have a Macintosh SE/30 connected to Ethernet using
the Kinetics Etherport SE/30 board.  It has been quite reliable and I would
recommend that board to anyone wishing that type of connection.  I know that
Kinetics sells other Mac Ethernet boards for the other type of machines.

Nora Auseklis
Macintosh System Administrator
Mentor Graphics Corporation
Beaverton, OR