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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Getting two computers to talk to each other
Date: 30 Jan 2014 22:02:03 GMT
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On 2014-01-30, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <bkv7pbFk9mvU4@mid.individual.net> 
>   Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On 2014-01-30, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>>> In message <300120140958183018%timstreater@greenbee.net> 
>>>   Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>>>> In article <-u2dnf2PD4kFLHTPnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Alan Browne
>>>> <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> On 2014.01.29, 19:24 , Your Name wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Even 10 years ago it was pretty easy for casual users by simply 
>>>>> following "recipe" instruction found here or there on the web.  Today 
>>>>> it's all but trivial.
>>>
>>>> More than 20 years ago it was pretty easy to connect a number of Macs
>>>> on a LAN using AppleTalk. I don't know what the nameless one is
>>>> bleating about.
>>>
>>> Hell, you could easily network the original Mac 128K. Just plug it in to
>>> a chain of other Macs and VOILA! a LAN appeared as if by magic.
>
>> Which was quite magical, as those of us who were around at the time can
>> attest. ; )
>
> The first time I saw it I didn't believe it, thought it was a trick.

It was definitely ahead of its time.

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