What is AppleTalk?

What is AppleTalk? A Proprietary Local Area Network Protocol
Proprietary LAN Protocol

     Apple Computer's proprietary local area network (LAN) protocol suite for linking Macintoshes and peripheral devices. AppleTalk is a carrier sense multiple access/collision detection (CSMA/CA) network with 115 Kbps data rate and allows connecting up to 32 devices.
     A networking protocol developed by Apple Computer for communication between Apple Computer products and other computers. This protocol is independent of the network layer on which it is run. Current implementations exist for Localtalk, a 235Kbps local area networks; and Ethertalk, a 10Mbps local area networks.

What is AppleTalk? A Proprietary Local Area Network Protocol