>Very interesting stuff. I just got off the phone with a tech guy >from Toshiba, wanting to know if I could connect the supplied USB >cable to my iBook's USB port for a cable connection and free up my >ethernet port. He said it could not be done. Apple didn't write the >software to enable that. I should be working but this is more fun.
>The software these things use emulates a serial port on USB, fooling >other software into thinking that there is a real legacy serial port >on the bus. Except that AppleTalk is too smart for that. > >The catch here, is that Apple never wrote an AppleTalk architecture >for USB. AppleTalk will never recognize USB as a valid connection >method, regardless of whether your adapter will pass the data or not. > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
