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Re: BinHex for mac in Binscii?



>   Here's a hint for anyone trying to hook a GS to a Mac, and has an IW2 --
> Use the printer cable itself for the LocalTalk cabling!! ('course you won't
> be able to use your printer, unless you get a new cable, or reconnect the
> cable at one end back to the printer!) Use Sys6 Installer on GS and install
> all of the Appletalk options, skipping those that modify your system files.

Good idea, but... The standard 8-pin cables won't work with
localtalk because some of the pins are crossed, and localtalk needs
"straight through" cables. But barring that, it'd work fine...
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