Here is an overview of the four printers / multifunctional units for the M1-iMac from Apple. I believe the Apple IIgs had LocalTalk capability also.įor the original poster, cabling would be a difficulty with a LocalTalk connection where do you get LocalTalk cables these days? įind someone who has a big box full of them collecting dust ? - View image here: - In addition to the cables, you would need the interface dongles ( to ).Sir Apfelot recommendation: Clean up your Mac hard drive with CleanMyMac An overview of HP printers compatible with the M1-iMac To add more confusion, a very early version of AppleTalk was implemented pre-Mac on Apple IIs as SchoolBus. Very rarely used.Īpple themselves originally confounded AppleTalk with LocalTalk, but they made the distinction prior to 1990. It was, but I think it was used primarily to get to a TCP/IP gateway. Theoretically, I guess TCP/IP likewise could go over either Ethernet or LocalTalk, but I don't think it was ever implemented for LocalTalk. Originally posted by shread:Right, AppleTalk can go over either an Ethernet or LocalTalk connection. For the original poster, cabling would be a difficulty with a LocalTalk connection where do you get LocalTalk cables these days?The AppleTalk over Ethernet would not especially be going via TCP/IP it could be AppleTalk end to end. Apple themselves originally confounded AppleTalk with LocalTalk, but they made the distinction prior to 1990.
Right, AppleTalk can go over either an Ethernet or LocalTalk connection. This would be an old printer, since I doubt ANY LocalTalk printers are still made, but used models may be available on eBay or other similar channels. This can be an old or a new printer, as many current printers are Ethernet (possibly via an optional interface card or external box, like HP JetDirect devices) and most support AppleTalk and/or LPR.If you have a printer with a LocalTalk interface (sometimes erroneously called an AppleTalk interface in the past, even by manufacturers), the Mac can print to it via the AppleTalk protocol only (my guess is that any Mac still running 8.6 has the necessary LocalTalk interface). Quote:Originally posted by DarylF2:I don't think I'm confused, but let me know if the following is wrong:If you have a printer with an Ethernet interface, the Mac can print to it using either AppleTalk protocol or LPR, both over TCP/IP (depending on the Mac OS version).
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