- Connect classic mac os 8.1 to internet ethernet serial#
- Connect classic mac os 8.1 to internet ethernet software#
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Posted in classic hacks, Mac Hacks Tagged AppleTalk, LocalTalk, mac Classic, macintosh, raspberry pi Post navigation It takes a while with an 8MHz CPU and 4MB of RAM, but it does get the job done. Of course the browsers are all horribly outdated (making the Hackaday retro edition very useful), but was able to load up.
Connect classic mac os 8.1 to internet ethernet software#
With a little bit of futzing about with MacTCP and a few other pieces of software from 1993 or thereabouts, can even get his old Mac Classic online. You can do it with a Raspberry Pi, though. You can’t use a new Mac for this LocalTalk has been gone from OS X since Snow Leopard. The only problem is finding a modern device that speaks both TCP/IP and LocalTalk. Because of LocalTalk’s longevity, routers and LocalTalk to Ethernet adapters can be found fairly easily. LocalTalk stuck around for a long time, and even now if you need to do anything with a Mac made in the last century, it’s your best bet for file transfer.
Connect classic mac os 8.1 to internet ethernet serial#
It wasn’t meant for internets or very large networks the connection between computers was basically daisy chained serial cables and later RJ-11 (telephone) cables.
This networking setup was called LocalTalk. Since the very first Macintosh, Apple included a simple networking protocol that allowed users to share hard drives, folders, and printers over a local network.
In fact, any Mac from The Old Days can use this built-in networking to connect to the Internet, but most old Mac networking hacks have relied on PPP or other network to serial conversion. thought there was an incomplete understanding in getting old Macs up on the Internet and decided to connect a Mac Classic to the Internet with Apple’s built-in networking. Where a Windows PC required LANMAN to connect to a network, the Mac had networking built right into every single machine. PCs suffered with DOS, while the Mac enjoyed real, non-bitmapped fonts. While it may not be the case anymore, if you compare a Mac and a PC from 1990, the Mac comes out far ahead.
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