Re: Help needed with IIC connectors

[ab616@chebucto.ns.ca (Tony Cianfaglione)]

Conrad Hoffman (hoff@america.com) wrote:

: 1. Is the 5 pin DIN printer port a parallel port?

No.  It is a serial printer port.

: 2. If I had the right cable would this port work a Silver Reed printer
: which requires a parellel port?

You would need a converter box like a GrapplerC which converts serial to 
parallel.

: 3. There is a 5 pin DIN serial modem port and right next to it is a
: port that looks like a serial port for a mouse or or serial printer.

The serial modem port is the same as the serial printer port above.  The 
mouse port also uses the joystick.  Caution, although some PC mice will 
fit the port, don't use one.  You will burn out  some chips on the 
motherboard.  You need a mouse made for a IIc.

: Are these 2 ports the same or does the IIC have two serial ports.

The IIc has 2 serial ports: printer and modem.  The mouse port is 
different than the usual serial mouse connection.

Tony