Re: a USB for the Apple II smoke test

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <L9ednUP5CdP1f5XeRVn-sw@speakeasy.net>,
Lee Cremeans  <lee@lcremeans.homeip.net> wrote:

> Sean Fahey wrote:
>> Paul Schlyter wrote:
>> 
>>> I have something which looks like an adapter plug from Ethernet to
>>> Centronics parallell printer connector.  But how on Earth do one
>>> wire Ethernet to a parallell printer?  Well, inside that "plug" there's
>>> a printer server, with a web interface for configuration purposes....
>> 
>> 
>> That's probably a serial console adapter. For example, adapters like 
>> that come with most professional routers so you can attach a modem or 
>> laptop to the console port on the device to administer it in the event 
>> the broadband connection is lost, config problem or something happens to 
>> the ethernet port.
>> 
>> My Cisco adapters and cable are always in my bag ready to go.
> 
> I think what he means is something like a D-Link Pocket Print Server 
> (DP-301P or similar); it's basically a big plug (about the size of the 
> old Xircom Pocket Ethernet dongles, ~3 in. long) with an Ethernet port 
> (and power) on one side, and a 25-pin Centronics plug on the other. We 
> have one at work, and it has a 80186 in it, some flash ROM, a parallel 
> port driver and a D-Link glue chip (which probably also has an 
> NE2000-ish Ethernet MAC inside it).
> 
> -lee

It's not that large --- it's more like 2 inches long.


An image of this print server appears here:

http://www.mycableshop.com/300x300/PM1110P.large.jpg

and other models can be found here:

http://www.mycableshop.com/2nd_Cat/NetworkPrintServers.htm



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