Apple Macintosh 6500 - Manual (Page 94)

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Connecting to a network expands the features of your computer by giving you
access to the services and resources provided on the network. For example,
your computer by itself lets you store, retrieve, and modify information on
floppy disks, hard disks, and CD-ROM discs. When your computer is
connected to a network, however, you can also store and retrieve information
on the hard disks and CD-ROM discs of other computers, use electronic mail,
and share computing resources such as printers, modems, and network
services.
You can get much of the specific information about the network you want to
connect to from the network administrator—the person who oversees the
network’s operation. Before you begin connecting to a network, contact its
network administrator.
Your computer can be connected to several kinds of networks, including
the following:
m LocalTalk To connect to a LocalTalk network, you connect a LocalTalk
cable to either the modem port or the printer port on your computer.
m Ethernet To connect to a high-speed Ethernet network, you need an
Ethernet card installed in the communication or PCI (peripheral
component interconnect) slot in your computer. Many models of your
computer come with a 10Base-T (twisted pair) Ethernet card already
installed in the communication slot.
m Alternative networks such as Token Ring, ISDN, or Fiber Distributed Data Interface
(FDDI) To connect to any of these networks, you need to install a PCI card
for the specific type of network you want to connect to in one of the PCI
slots in your computer.