Re: IW II - LocalTalk vs. Serial

[Scott Greiner <greiner@acpub.duke.edu>]

PMFJI, but:

It is true that non-appletalk imagewriter II's are serial -- however,
you can use either the modem or printer port on your Mac to print to it.
Both ports on the Mac are serial ports, but only the printer port
supports the appletalk networking protocol. Hence, you can use a regular
imagewriter II on either port, but the localtalk version only on the
printer port (well, you can probably cheat and hook up the localtalk
version using a regular imagewriter II printer cable to the modem port
using the regular imagewriter II driver, but that's another story...).

Hope this helps clarify the issue.

Scott


Andrew Vik wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for the response to my inquiry about purchasing an Imagewriter II.
> 
> There is one thing I have to clarify, though.  Does your printer have a
> LocalTalk Connector?  I understand that if it does not have one, then the
> computer's serial port must be used.  This is obviously a problem since I
> often use my modem through the serial port.
> 
> I look forward to your reply.
> 
> Andrew
> San Francisco
> 415-861-6542
> 
> On Mon, 26 Aug 1996, Sunrise wrote:
> 
> > I have one in good condition, works great.  $50.
> > I am in Atlanta, GA
> > let meknow
> >
> > In article <32226428.51D2@haas.berkeley.edu> you write:
> > >Basically, just looking for an Imagewriter II in excellent condition.
> > >Preferably a San Francisco Bay Area transaction but not necessarily.
> > >
> > >Post replies by email please.
> > >
> > >Andrew Vik
> > >San Francisco
> >
> >
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