>No. Yes. No and no.
>
>8 bits = 1 byte
>1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte (1K)
>1024K = 1 megabyte (1MB)
>1024MB = 1 gigabyte (1GB)
>
>Local Talk is 230.4K p/s or 230.4 x 1024 (bytes in a Kilobyte) = 235,929.6
>bytes x
>8 (bits in a byte) = 1,887,436.8 bits or 1.8 megabits.
No! Localtalk is 230.4K BITS. So it is about 29K BYTES per second. Quite
a bit slower than Ethernet.
Don't fault Apple for its slowness, though. Because of its slow speed,
Apple was able to make networking ubitquitous.
Mike
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