What is AppleTalk?
Introduced in 1985, AppleTalk was once the dominant networking protocol for LAN-based Macintosh computers. Primarily used for file sharing and access to network printers, AppleTalk works over several media, including Ethernet, LocalTalk, and modems (with ARA). Though TCP/IP has replaced it as the de facto cross-platform networking standard, it is the only protocol all Macintoshes, regardless of age, understand.
Note: AppleTalk and IPX routing are no longer available on the Indiana University network.
Last modified on May 13, 2009.







