Re: Mac printer cable on IIc+

[mquattro@chat.carleton.ca (Michael Quattrocchi)]

L. J. DICKEY (ldickey@aztec.asu.edu) wrote:

> I was in an office supply warehouse and came across a Mac printer
> cable that's designed to be used with an Imagewriter I.  I was
> wondering if it is possible to use this same cable on an Apple
> IIc+.  I know I can use the same type of modem cable, but I'm not
> too certain if the same applies for the printer port.

i believe that the iic+ has the same 8-pin DIN8 serial port connectors as
the mac, and ergo the IIgs, so if this IS the case, then yes you can.
My ImageWriter I cable was ordered from a supplyhouse as a 'Mac Plus to
Imagewriter I' cable... works perfectly. 

> Also, is there a cable/interface I can buy/make/modify to use the
> IIc+ with a regular centronics (36 pin) interface?  I'd like to
> hook it up to an Epson MX 80 and maybe a Prowriter 8510.  I know
> the IIc+ modem and printer ports act like a regular serial
> interface card, I was just curious if it can be reconfigured to
> be used on other types of printers (besides Apple Imagewriter,
> DMP, etc...).

Orange Micro used to make a product which did just this... the name of it
escapes me at the moment; several other companies had them available too,
back when i bought my IIgs in 1990.

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