Back when the ARPANET was first designed - BBN had to come up with a Interface Message Processor for every site (IMP). They selected a specific Honeywell set of hardware - which then had to be deployed to each site. They would build up the hardware and send it off to the site for the teams to setup. I have friends who have similar desires to get their localtalk devices on GlobalTalk but are missing the "bridge" part.
I have been pondering what is the best way to get localtalk devices on GlobalTalk - and I think that a good candidate would be the Macintosh Classic II. This standalone machine has limited general purpose usability and known performance issues - which helps keeping it price low on the used market (often 50$). It has some built in ram so even if stripped is suitable to make work. When paired with a Bluescsi V2 with Wifi and the excellent GT images already created - allows easy network segmented connectivity to GlobalTalk.
What is your opinion on good hardware to get localtalk devices connected up for next year?
I have been pondering what is the best way to get localtalk devices on GlobalTalk - and I think that a good candidate would be the Macintosh Classic II. This standalone machine has limited general purpose usability and known performance issues - which helps keeping it price low on the used market (often 50$). It has some built in ram so even if stripped is suitable to make work. When paired with a Bluescsi V2 with Wifi and the excellent GT images already created - allows easy network segmented connectivity to GlobalTalk.
What is your opinion on good hardware to get localtalk devices connected up for next year?