AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system

E736558

Apple networking hardware system computer networking technology

AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system, also known as LocalTalk, was Apple’s low-speed, inexpensive networking technology used primarily in the 1980s and early 1990s to connect Macintosh computers and peripherals.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
AppleTalk Personal Network	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple networking hardware system ⓘ computer networking technology ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	LocalTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Apple Inc. networking hardware ⓘ Local area networks ⓘ
characteristic	inexpensive ⓘ low-speed ⓘ
compatibleWith	AppleTalk Phase 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ AppleTalk Phase 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsDeviceType	Apple LaserWriter printers NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple file servers ⓘ AppleTalk bridges and routers ⓘ Macintosh computers NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataRate	230.4 kbit/s ⓘ
designedFor	home networks ⓘ small office networks ⓘ
developer	Apple Computer, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedWith	early Macintosh models ⓘ
layer	data link layer ⓘ physical layer ⓘ
marketedAs	Personal Network ⓘ
maximumNodesPerSegment	32 ⓘ
maximumSegmentLength	approximately 1000 feet ⓘ
networkTopology	bus topology ⓘ
notableFeature	no manual address configuration required ⓘ plug-and-play network configuration ⓘ
partOf	AppleTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ
physicalMedium	shielded twisted pair cable ⓘ telephone-style cabling ⓘ unshielded twisted pair cable ⓘ
region	primarily North America ⓘ
requires	LocalTalk adapter ⓘ LocalTalk cabling NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	obsolete ⓘ
supersededBy	EtherTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethernet NERFINISHED ⓘ TokenTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsProtocol	AppleTalk NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	connecting Apple peripherals ⓘ connecting Macintosh computers ⓘ
usedInPeriod	1980s ⓘ early 1990s ⓘ
usedWithOperatingSystem	Classic Mac OS NERFINISHED ⓘ System 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ System 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesAccessMethod	CSMA/CA ⓘ
usesConnectorType	Mini-DIN-8 connectors ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

LocalTalk → marketedAs → AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system ⓘ

this entity surface form: AppleTalk Personal Network

LocalTalk → alternativeName → AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system ⓘ

LocalTalk cabling system → alternativeName → AppleTalk Personal Network cabling system ⓘ

this entity surface form: AppleTalk Personal Network