Re: Apple Printer and PC

["Stephen C. Davidson" <davoesq@pa.ausom.net.au>]

G'day All,

Thommi Stephan wrote:

> Hi,
>
> a friend gave me an Apple LaserWriter II NTX. I would like to use it with

Lucky, lucky (**^(^&!!!!!!!! I'd like one given to me too.  ;-)

> a PC running Windows 95. I don't have any drivers or documentation.
> Does anybody know how the printer cable has to be wired for connection
> via the parallel port of the PC ? Or do I have to use the serial port ?
> Which of the 4 connectors on the printer is the right one ?

Parallel ports for any printer are basically the same (as far I know - which
may not be much). For a printer as old (relatively) as the IINT its parallel
port should just be a standard 25 pin female D shaped connection. You'd just
need a standard PC parallel printer cable for a DOS/Wintel box which should do
the trick. You can pick up these PC parallel cables alomost anywhere that sells
'puters. As to which connector on the printer is the correct one, I don't know
since I've never seen one. But Like I said above, it should just be a standard
25 pin female D shaped connector, just like those on Epson printers, etc that
you can connect to Apple II printers, etc.

> Does anybody have drivers for this device ?
> I think I can use the standard windows driver for the LaserWriterII, but
> it seems to me the connector cable is the main problem.

I think [   :-?  } the LWII driver should work OK with the IINT as its
backwards compatible (I think and would expect - but may be incorrect). I'm
surprised theres no IINT driver, but then again Win95 ...

Hopefully others may add to this or correct me if I'm wrong.

Regards,
                Davo esq