LocalTalk cabling system
E200283
The LocalTalk cabling system is Apple’s proprietary physical networking standard used primarily in the 1980s and early 1990s to connect Macintosh computers and peripherals in small AppleTalk-based local area networks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LocalTalk adapter | 1 |
| LocalTalk cabling system canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple proprietary technology
ⓘ
networking standard ⓘ physical layer protocol ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system
ⓘ
surface form:
AppleTalk Personal Network
|
| basedOn | AppleTalk ⓘ |
| competesWith |
ARCnet in small networks
ⓘ
early Ethernet solutions ⓘ |
| configurationMethod | software-based configuration via Macintosh system software ⓘ |
| connectorType | Mini-DIN-3 connector ⓘ |
| dataRate | 230.4 kbit/s ⓘ |
| designedFor |
ease of installation
ⓘ
low-cost networking ⓘ |
| developedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| discontinuedBy | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early plug-and-play networking for Macintosh ⓘ |
| introducedIn | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| marketedAs | LocalTalk ⓘ |
| maxSegmentLength | approximately 1000 feet per segment ⓘ |
| medium |
shielded twisted pair cable
ⓘ
unshielded twisted pair cable ⓘ |
| networkType | local area network ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| physicalLayerOf | AppleTalk network stack ⓘ |
| powerRequirement | bus-powered through LocalTalk adapters ⓘ |
| region | primarily used in North America ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
EtherTalk
ⓘ
Ethernet ⓘ PhoneNet in some installations ⓘ |
| requires |
LocalTalk adapter
ⓘ
LocalTalk cabling kit ⓘ |
| scope |
home networks
ⓘ
small office networks ⓘ |
| signalEncoding | differential serial communication ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| supports |
AppleTalk Phase 1
ⓘ
AppleTalk Phase 2 ⓘ |
| supportsFunction |
AppleShare networking
ⓘ
file sharing ⓘ printer sharing ⓘ |
| supportsTopology | daisy-chain cabling ⓘ |
| topology | bus topology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
connecting Apple peripherals
ⓘ
connecting Macintosh computers ⓘ local area networking ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Apple ImageWriter printers
ⓘ
Apple LaserWriter printers ⓘ AppleTalk Filing Protocol ⓘ
surface form:
AppleTalk file servers
classic Macintosh computers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.