> Any help would be great since I can't copy the install files over 
> appletalk(apparently os x isn't compatible with 7.1 appletalk...grr)

Well, it sort of is ... if you use the Chooser. Yes, the old brown OS 9
Chooser allows you to mount classic EtherTalk (not AFP-over-TCP volumes)
in OS X. I use it all the time to talk to my LocalTalk segment over a
Dayna EtherPrint-Plus T from my dual G4.

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