Subject: Re: Network between Mac G3 and Apple IIGS Path: lobby!newstf02.news.aol.com!portc03.blue.aol.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!cyclone.austin.rr.com!cyclone2.austin.rr.com!typhoon.austin.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Steven M. Fish" Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Message-ID: <120820002144417916%iigs_deletethis@bytebucket.com> References: <39939EE8.AC46642F@home.com> <39949C2C.7DD67256@home.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit User-Agent: YA-NewsWatcher/5.0.1 Lines: 28 Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 02:44:42 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.93.50.59 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: typhoon.austin.rr.com 966134682 24.93.50.59 (Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:44:42 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:44:42 CDT Organization: Road Runner - Texas Can't guarantee this will work, but I have added a serial port to my B&W G3 and it's been compatible with all but one of the localtalk devices I've attached to it. It's available at http://www.geethree.com/ and it's only $50. Best of luck, Steven M. Fish In article , Howe Family wrote: > In article <39949C2C.7DD67256@home.com>, clay3@home.com wrote: > > > It is a B&W one without localtalk. I also don't have an older mac. I've > > given all my older macs to family or friends. Does this ethernet bridge > > between local talk and ethernet require a special cable? I'll have to > > find > > it on apples site and check it out > > > > No, but it does need an older mac. You connect an ethernet cable between > the modern mac and the old one, and a localtalk or printer cable between > the GS and the older mac. The old mac does the bridging between the two > networks. > > Hope this is some help.