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To: Rishi Gupta who wrote (17208)	8/24/1998 7:26:00 PM
From: Linda Kaplan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Rishi, You are right about the differences between the iMac and the other Macs. If you are unhappy with these differences, you should try to buy the All-in-one instead. That Mac has standard SCSI and Ethernet and Appletalk built-in and also comes in more powerful 266MHz, plus it has three PCI slots and you can get it with video in and out in the 266MHz model. It is available through Apple Education to any student. It is not as pretty as iMac and doesn't have built-in-modem, but otherwise is in many ways more powerful. It is a little more money but you don't have to buy a floppy drive and a new printer or a special board to use your old printer. I don't know if your dealer will allow you to return it but if so, and you're unhappy with the iMac configurations, maybe you should try. Linda

To: Rishi Gupta who wrote (17208)	8/24/1998 8:19:00 PM
From: soup	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

Rishi; 1) You can buy a Farallon Ethernet-to-Localtalk adapter ($110) which allows you to connect the iMac to a single Localtalk (Appletalk) device - either a Localtalk capable printer or a computer. You can transfer files from the Powerbook and Centris. Then hookup the device permanently to the printer and iMac. What's a "Mac2C and a Mac2E". If you mean an Apple IIe and IIc, then you're talking about computers over 15 years old. Don't bother, their files are likely not compatible. 2) If your files are small and you're already online, why not e-mail them to yourself. 3) You can your computers into a service center (or your dealer) and have them "burn" your files onto a CD. Then you can transfer them via the iMac's CDROM. You also have a permanent backup of those files. Cost $50 to $100. (If you can, try to negotiate the price with the dealer.)

To: Rishi Gupta who wrote (17208)	8/25/1998 12:18:00 AM
From: IanBruce	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

This also means you can not use AppleTalk connected Printers.--You have to wait for the USB enabled printers. As Soup pointed out, Farallon's EtherMac iPrint Adapter <http://www.farallon.com/ether/adapters/iprintadapter.html> allows you to connect your iMac or other 10Base-T Ethernet devices to LocalTalk printers and other Macintosh computers networked using LocalTalk. Is AppleTalk dead forever on iMAC? No. Expect prices to drop fast. If you need a serial-to-USB connector, but don't need Localtalk, there's the less-expensive uConnect from Momentum <http://momentuminc.net/>. Hope this helps. Ian Bruce New York, NY

To: Rishi Gupta who wrote (17208)	8/25/1998 12:31:00 AM
From: Zen Dollar Round	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Is AppleTalk dead forever on iMAC? Let me make a minor correction to your post. AppleTalk is a protocol, not a cable. LocalTalk is the cabling by which AppleTalk can travel, as are serial cables and even Ethernet cabling. You are correct in that the iMac does not have the traditional serial connectors on it, but you can still use AppleTalk with it. Supposedly there are USB/serial adapters coming out to solve this problem, but they ain't here yet. I just read somewhere that Newer Technology just cancelled its plan to make one. You also don't have to wait for a USB printer to print, if you have a printer that can use Ethernet or you have an Ethernet/LocalTalk converter box at the printer.

To: Rishi Gupta who wrote (17208)	8/25/1998 1:14:00 AM
From: Brian Collins	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

<<(1) The product line give AppleTalk up.----THis means all previous Apple Macintoshes can not be connected via AppleTalk cable.-----The solution is that you need to purchase an Nu-bus based Ethernet card to connect to iMAC. (2) This also means you can not use AppleTalk connected Printers.---YOu have to wait for the USB enabled printers.>> My iMac Specialist <g> indicated that USB-Localtalk adapters would become available in the coming weeks at about $25. Take it for what it's worth. Localtalk will be passe' within a few years, just like 68030's are today (ahh, I still remember with pride buying that first computer- a used IIci- from an Apple exec. for $1500. man did i get a deal!)