Re: DeskwriterC

[eddieb@knoware.nl (Eddie Bindt)]

In article <430i74$f3f@saba.info.ucla.edu>,
bogawa@cloudburst.seas.ucla.edu (Bryan K. Ogawa) wrote:

> khorster@vaxc.stevens-tech.edu wrote:
> >       I have recently acquired a DeskwriterC printer.  I have no manuals or
> > anything for it and know little about it.  A friend told me that this
was the
> > Mac version of the Deskjet,  It just has an 8 pin connector.  Is it
serial or
> > parallel?  Do I need any special drivers for it?
> 
> I believe the DeskWriters are serial only, and use the Mini-DIN serial 
I Own a DeskWriter 560C and I can assure you that it automaticly acts like
an AppleTalk printer (if connected to localtalk at powerup) or as an
serial (RS422) printer (if connected to an Apple serial port at powerup)

> connector used on the Apple IIgs and later Mac models.  If you're 
> planning to use it under GS/OS on an Apple IIgs, you will need 
> third-party drivers (I believe the two available are Harmonie from 
> Vitesse and Independence from Seven Hills software).
> 
> I believe that DeskWriters do not have built in fonts, so 8-bit programs
> such as AppleWorks will not work. I could be mistaken, as I haven't been
> following these threads lately, and an 8-bit solution may have appeared,
> but I don't think it has.
> 
> --
> Bryan K. Ogawa  Computer Science & Engineering, UCLA  II Infinitum  <><

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