Editing AppleTalk (section)

=== AppleTalk over Ethernet ===
As Apple expanded into more commercial and education markets, they needed to integrate AppleTalk into existing network installations. Many of these organisations had already invested in a very expensive Ethernet infrastructure and there was no direct way to connect a Macintosh to Ethernet. AppleTalk included a protocol structure for interconnecting AppleTalk subnets and so as a solution, EtherTalk was initially created to use the Ethernet as a backbone between LocalTalk subnets. To accomplish this, organizations would need to purchase a [[LocalTalk-to-Ethernet bridge]] and Apple left it to third parties to produce these products.{{sfn|Oppenheimer|2004|loc=Slide 31}} A number of companies responded, including [[Hayes Microcomputer Products|Hayes]] and a few newly formed companies like Kinetics.