> Now we've got Localtalk and Appletalk ... What are they and which is which?
AppleTalk is a networking protocol. TCP/IP is also a networking protocol.
LocalTalk is a cabling system. Just like Ethernet (10baseT, etc) is a
cabling system.
AppleTalk runs on top of LocalTalk.
Other terms that might crop up:
PhontNet is also a cabling system.
EtherTalk is AppleTalk running on top of Ethernet.
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