I think that PhoneNet required you to insert an RJ-jack that had a
terminating resistor on it (that always seemed to get lost), unlike
Apple's localtalk boxes which self-terminated. [why do I have shades of
Terminator 2 here?] It is a bus type of network, so what's in it?
probably just something that detects if a device is present on each
port & terminated the "ends" of the bus network at a minimum. Of
course, I have none to examine any longer. You might still be able to
find them however.
-j
On Aug 31, 2004, at 3:44 AM, Ron Hudson wrote:
> Thanks...
>
> I am currently using an Imagewriter printer cable to hook up one
> device, and that
> seems to work ok, and there is no electronics there.. Perhaps the
> transformers are
> for some safety - decoupling purpose?
>
>
> On Aug 30, 2004, at 11:46 PM, Pete Turnbull wrote:
>
>> On Aug 30 2004, 17:53, Ron Hudson wrote:
>>>
>>> Anyone know how these are wired inside? could I make a dedicated 3
>> node
>>> "wire" out of just
>>> wire and connectors? perhaps an odd resistor or two?
>>
>> I've never had a real Farallon PhoneTalk unit so I don't know, but I
>> suspect it has some real electronics inside, or a hybrid transformer
>> like LocalTalk boxes. However, if you're starting from scratch, you
>> might look at the CapNet subsitute. The first link Google finds for
>> "capnet localtalk" will find a copy of the document I originally saw
>> several years ago, at http://www.jagshouse.com/localtalk.html
>>
>> --
>> Pete Peter Turnbull
>> Network Manager
>> University of York
>>
>
>
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