Teach me about AppleTalk (I own a Mac and don't know anything about it)

I've had my iMac for a while now and really want to learn about things unique to it.
I've decided that I'd like to learn from users directly b/c you can be more open and honest than manuals.
First, Appletalk. I know it's a protocol for Macs like TCP/IP for all computers, but that's the end of my knowledge. What are the benefits of using it? Cons? Would I have any use for it? I have an iMac, Macbook, shared printer (USB'd to the iMac).

Appletalk barely exists anymore, OSX.4.x lost the file transfer ability of Appletalk... 10.1.5 thru 10.3.9 had it! Mainly just left in for discovery of Appletalk Networks and Printers.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301183
"Mac OS X 10.4 and later don't support Personal File Sharing (or other AFP) over Appletalk, though by initiating the connection from the opposite direction you could still achieve an IP connection from a Mac OS 8 computer to a sharing Mac OS X computer. The Network preference pane in Mac OS X 10.4 and later still offers the AppleTalk checkbox, but it is for browsing AppleTalk-advertised resources and zones. The subsequent connection must be over TCP/IP."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106461

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