Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 July 2010)
Appletalk
A proprietary local area networkprotocol developed by Apple Computer, Inc. for
communication between Apple products (e.g. Macintosh) and
other computers. This protocol is independent of the networklayer on which it runs. Current implementations exist for
Localtalk, a 235 kilobyte per second local area network and
Ethertalk, a 10 megabyte per second local area network.
(1995-03-08)