Re: What is a...'Power Print', by GDT Softworks, Inc.?

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douglas931@aol.comnospam (Douglas931) wrote:

>This device looks like a printer adapter for an Apple product; it has an 8pin
>mini din (same as apple desktop bus connector) on the end of a cable, and a 25
>pin Centronics plug on the other end.  There is an LED on the (rather large) 
>centronics end (obviously some electronics in that end).  It is marked
>'Advanced Components and Peripherals P/L, P/N 590-0839.  Can anyone tell me
>what Apple products this is suitable for, and what printers it is suitable
for,
>and if any special software is required to use it? Thanks. Doug

This is a serial to parallel converter.  I have one myself.  Extremely
useful.

Connect the minidin end to the serial port, connect the printer end
to a parallel printer and go.

You can use any printer you have a driver for.  Works on Macs and
Apple IIGS units.