Re: DeskJet on IIC+

[gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (Greg R. Achenbach)]

csokolo@eis.calstate.edu (Christopher Sokolov) writes:
> Is it possible to connect a DeskJet to an Apple IIC+?  There is a nice 
> offer in a newspaper, and if this is relatively easy to do, I'd like to 
> buy it for my dad.  I assume that the DeskJet only has a parallel port.  
> Do I need a serial to parallel converter for the IIC+?  Will any mac 
> adapter do, since the IIc+ uses the mini-din-8 ports?  Anyone have a 
> suggestion for a product/retailer?  (Or could anyone confirm that the 
> Deskjet has a serial port) 
> 
Don't know about the DJ.  I think it has both serial and parrallel 
ports.  I do know the IIc+ though.  Any cable that uses the mini-din-8 
port on a Mac will work on the IIc+.  They are identical RS-232 ports.  
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Greg Achenbach             gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (soon to be ctp.org)
Los Angeles County Outdoor Science School

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