AppleTalk
Sign in to saveAppleTalk is a discontinued proprietary suite of networking protocols developed by Apple Computer for their Macintosh computers. AppleTalk includes a number of features that allow local area networks to be connected with no prior setup or the need for a centralized router or server of any sort. Connected AppleTalk-equipped systems automatically assign addresses, update the distributed namespace, and configure any required inter-networking routing.
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- AppleTalk
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- Original AppleTalk icon from early MacOS
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- Apple Computer
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- LocalTalk, others
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- start time
- 1985-00-00
- publication date
- 1984-00-00
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Article
35 sectionsContents
- History
- AppleNet
- AppleBus
- AppleBus networking
- AppleTalk Personal Network
- PhoneNet and other adaptors
- AppleTalk over Ethernet
- LocalTalk, EtherTalk, TokenTalk, and AppleShare
- AppleTalk Phase II and other developments
- The capital-I Internet
- Legacy and abandonment
- Design
- Addressing
- Protocols
- AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
- AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
- Apple Filing Protocol
- AppleTalk Session Protocol
- AppleTalk Transaction Protocol
- Datagram Delivery Protocol
- Name Binding Protocol
- AppleTalk Echo Protocol
- Printer Access Protocol
- Routing Table Maintenance Protocol
- Zone Information Protocol
- Physical implementation
- Networking model
- Versions
- Cross-platform solutions
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
AppleTalk is a discontinued proprietary suite of networking protocols developed by Apple Computer for their Macintosh computers. AppleTalk includes a number of features that allow local area networks to be connected with no prior setup or the need for a centralized router or server of any sort. Connected AppleTalk-equipped systems automatically assign addresses, update the distributed namespace, and configure any required inter-networking routing.
AppleTalk was released in 1985 and was the primary protocol used by Apple devices through the 1980s and 1990s. Versions were also released for the IBM PC and compatibles and the Apple IIGS. AppleTalk support was also available in most networked printers (especially laser printers), some file servers, and a number of routers.