If Local Talk does run at 230 bps then where does it get its external
clock?  Last time I checked, I didn't have an external crystal attached to
my local talk network.


Stephen Eastman

> >
> 
> LocalTalk does run at double that speed, and the RAW serial ports are
> capable of dealing with 230kbps speeds...BUT, in order to achieve those
> speeds, you would need to use an external clock. The connectix QuickCam
is
> an example of this I believe. It actually provides a clock for the serial
> port in order to get higher throughput to the serial port. To my
knowlege,
> the only Macs that can go higher than 57600 w/o external clocking are the
> geoport-equipped ones, such as the AV Macs.
> 
> Sorry for the bad news,
> Mike
> Bikers don't *DO* taglines.