Re: Imagewriter II cable

[Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de>]

william strutts wrote:

> I have a cable I bought today at a Thrift store for an
> Imagewriter II to a IIe Super Serial card.  On the 25
> pin side, it has pins 2,3,6,7,8, and 20.  On one end
> there is an icon of a printer, this is the end with the
> mini-8 connector and the other has an Apple.  It is
> marked 590-0556-A.  Would this act as a null modem
> for a IIgs to Windows PC?  If so, will it support
> hardware handshaking?  Thanks for any info.




Hmmm.... I just bought an Imagewriter II in an online auction which
said "cables not included, but they are standard cables."

So I take your post to mean that it is not a standard 25-25 serial
cable?

Is the needed plug type still available?

And where could I find info on the wiring?

<sorry I couldn't help with the original problem. don't you hate it
when an answer appears in your newsreader and then it turns out to be
just another question?>

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Linards Ticmanis

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