SO it looks like it is possible to get appletalk functionality out of sheepshaver, but it is unreliable and a mega PITA to set up.
I tried A2server on the intel mini. connected fine with the PB180 and Dayna Etherprint-T. But it seems the OS I had set up with the plus is not 100% ready for apple talk, I can see 'a2server' but get an error when I try to connect(says appletalk was not installed properly). However I have not been able to connect to that server via any modern mac that I own which definitely limits the usability at this point.
I tried A2server on the intel mini. connected fine with the PB180 and Dayna Etherprint-T. But it seems the OS I had set up with the plus is not 100% ready for apple talk, I can see 'a2server' but get an error when I try to connect(says appletalk was not installed properly). However I have not been able to connect to that server via any modern mac that I own which definitely limits the usability at this point.