Re: ImageWriter II to PC

[Zorin <jflynn02@cs.uif.edu>]

Okay, correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you just take a normal Mac - Modem
cable (local computer store, $5) and plug the mini-din into the Imagewriter and

the other end into a gender-bender (local computer store, $3) and into a PC
serial port? You MIGHT need a null modem, but probably not, since the printer
is a "device", not another terminal.

Don't quote me on this, I haven't tried it. But I have used a Mac - Modem
cable, a null modem, and a gender bender to connect an Apple IIgs to a Linux
box. So if the pinout on the Imagewriter matches the GS and Mac, it should
work.

-John

Change uif to fiu in my email to respond.

Chad Choi Lin wrote:

> Mark Knox wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Does anyone know if it's possible to connect an ImageWriter II to a PC?
> > If so, where does one get the cable and driver software?
> >
> > Mark Knox
> > markno@foto.infi.net
>
> I have read numerous posts that have posed and answered this question
> before, but I have never tried to do it myself. As best as I can recall, an
> Apple ImageWriter is essentially an Itoh printer, and can work with an
> IBM-compatible PC running Windows 3.x or later (since the operating
> environment includes a standard library of printer drivers). The hard part
> is getting an interface cable with the correct connectors and pinouts
> (especially for the ImageWriter II, which requires that Mac-style mini
> 8-DIN serial connector), plus I cannot remember *which* Itoh driver is the
> right one. Can anyone else in the forum fill in the missing details for me?
>
> Best of luck to you, Mark.
>
> Peace, Love, and Apple II Forever!
> Chad Choi Lin
> chadlin@nyetcom.com
>
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