LocalTalk

E200279
Apple networking system computer networking technology local area network technology

LocalTalk is Apple’s early low-speed serial networking system used to connect Macintosh computers and peripherals in small local networks.

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Label Occurrences
LocalTalk canonical 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Apple networking system ⓘ
computer networking technology ⓘ
local area network technology ⓘ
alternativeName AppleTalk ⓘ
surface form: AppleTalk LocalTalk

AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system ⓘ
basedOn serial communication ⓘ
compatibleWith AppleTalk Phase 1 ⓘ
AppleTalk Phase 2 ⓘ
dataRate 230.4 kbit/s ⓘ
designedFor home networks ⓘ
low-cost networking ⓘ
small office networks ⓘ
developer Apple Inc. ⓘ
introducedBy Apple Inc. ⓘ
introducedFor classic Mac OS environment ⓘ
original Macintosh line ⓘ
marketedAs AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system ⓘ
surface form: AppleTalk Personal Network
maxNodesPerSegment 32 ⓘ
medium shielded twisted pair cable ⓘ
unshielded twisted pair cable ⓘ
networkScope personal area network ⓘ
small office LAN ⓘ
networkType local area network ⓘ
notableFeature plug-and-play configuration for Macs ⓘ
used existing Mac serial ports ⓘ
operatingSystemSupport Classic Mac OS ⓘ
surface form: classic Mac OS
physicalInterface RS-422 serial port ⓘ
protocolStack AppleTalk ⓘ
requires LocalTalk cabling system ⓘ
surface form: LocalTalk adapter

LocalTalk cabling ⓘ
status obsolete ⓘ
succeededBy EtherTalk ⓘ
Ethernet-based Apple networking ⓘ
supports AppleShare ⓘ
file sharing between Macs ⓘ
network printing ⓘ
supportsDevice LaserWriter printers ⓘ
LocalTalk-compatible peripherals ⓘ
Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ
surface form: Macintosh computers
topology bus topology ⓘ
daisy-chain topology ⓘ
typicalUsePeriod 1980s ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ
usedFor connecting Apple peripherals ⓘ
connecting Macintosh computers ⓘ
small local networks ⓘ
uses CSMA ⓘ
surface form: CSMA/CA

token-passing–like media access control ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AppleTalk → physicalMedium → LocalTalk ⓘ
Apple LaserWriter printers → connectionType → LocalTalk ⓘ
subject surface form: Apple LaserWriter
LocalTalk cabling system → marketedAs → LocalTalk ⓘ
AppleTalk Phase 2 → usedWith → LocalTalk ⓘ
Open Transport networking → supportsProtocol → LocalTalk ⓘ
subject surface form: Open Transport
Performa 5300CD → supportsNetworking → LocalTalk ⓘ