Re: HP 540 DeskJet to GS

[o9938156@unicorn.it.wsu.edu (mark lyon)]

Gord Favelle (favelle@access.mbnet.mb.ca) wrote:
: I recently bought a HP 540 DeskJet for my notebook (IBuMmer) and would 
: like to connect it to my GS.  I know Harmonie has a 550C driver which 
: should work with my 540, but it appears I need a 9 pin din to centronics 
: cable.  Is this so and where can one find this type of cable?

Since the DJ540 is a parallel printer, and the GS ports are serial, you've
got 2 options.  You could get a parallel interface card (Sequential
Systems makes one) or you could get a serial to parallel converter
cable.  I've got a parallel card for my DJ540, and the Harmonie drivers,
and it works great.

Mark Marr-Lyon
o9938156@unicorn.it.wsu.edu

: TTFN

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