Uh Oh: Stupid Compact Mac Networking Question Alert

[bedroom]

hi all
i have a mac 512k and a mac plus. let's say, hypothetically, i'd like the two to see and talk to each other. if i'm not mistaken, i can use an appletalk connection to do this, but according to lowendmac, i need a specific cable in order to accomplish this. could the cable pictured below (stolen from dogcow's mac512k blog) be what i'm looking for?

 

[ArmorAlley]

Can't you use a serial cable and connect over AppleTalk? Or PhoneNet?

 

[sfiera]

I think that’s the correct serial cable for connecting a 512k’s DE-9 to a Plus’s miniDIN-8 over AppleTalk. But, as noted on the blog, the wiring of the cable matters, not just the shape of the plug.

LocalTalk or PhoneNET adapters would be another way to do it, as long as you can find ones that fit.

 

[dochilli]

This site may be of interest for you. There is a part about serial connection:

Classic Mac Networking

www.applefool.com

The third cable could be, what you need:

http://www.applefool.com/se30/images/img/1yq5cpr6.png

File-Sharing:

Classic Mac Networking

 

[sfiera]

That looks like good information too. It matches the “elderly MacOS computer” cable from https://whitefiles.org/tec/pgs/h10b.htm as well.

Although now I’m confused by that ImageWriter II cable. I still think it was designed for this use case, but it seems weird (for any use case) that it omits DE-9 pin 3 (signal ground)…