Re: Mystery IIe card

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <866252003.574895@moon.aa.net>,
G. Johnson or K. Hartman <taxman@aa.net> wrote:
>One of them had a card in it labeled something to the extent of
>"Parallel Interface". It had a conector that took up on of those big
>connector holes in the back of the IIe. The connector looked like a
>Mac SCSI connector. Any help on what this does is appreciated.

   A DB25 female connector may be a Mac-type SCSI connector, or a
parallel interface, just as the card says. [When in doubt, trust the
markings on the card much more than what other companies may try and
establish as a "standard." There's not exactly a shortage of possible
connector types, but Apple's got a bad habit of making connectors have
the same type as totally unrelated connectors on other platforms,
confusing folks.]

   This is probably quite a no-brainer, but I'd say you have a
parallel interface card, handy for connecting to parallel printers.

Nathan Mates

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