pfeinauer
Level 1
(0 points)
Q: Geoport and Localtalk
Hey all,
I have a Performa 200, and getting an old Mac II. I fear that the system software is bad on my Mac II. Both the Performa 200 and the Mac II have no geoports, but serial only.
I wanted to get a bridge machine, and thought maybe a Powerbook would be the best way to go. The models I am looking at have no serial ports, but geoports only.
Through the research I've done, I understand that Geoports are localtalk compatible. With a printer/serial cable, can I plug in my older mac serial port, directly into my "newer" mac's geoport and be able to network files across? I wasn't sure if Geoports could talk to Serial ports with the standard cabling.
-Pat
Performa 200, Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier
JustSomeGuy
Level 3
(586 points)
Ah, yes - that is how I'd read that. The ports must be pin-compatible so that a normal printer cable would plug into the GeoPort, and would simply not connect the +5v. I've never owned a GeoPort machine myself, so I don't have direct experience with it. But it makes sense. So I'd say the machine you're after will ultimately succeed in serving Localtalk to the Mac II.
