Re: [WinMac] mini din 8 to db9 cable

Darryl Lee(lee[at]darryl.com)
Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:41:28 -0500

Ok, so a serial cable will not work when what you really *need* is
either an LocalTalk-Ethernet adapter, or a LocalTalk card for your PC.

Again: AppleTalk = protocol, LocalTalk = media
(Yes yes, at various points in their existence the terms were used
interchangeably.)

So this means that even though your NT box is speaking AppleTalk, the
printer ONLY accepts LocalTalk media. (As i recall, in the old days,
you could use an 8-8pin DIN connector instead of actually having
LocalTalk or PhoneTalk boxes and cabling.)

Yes, the Etherprint boxes are kind of pricey, but i bet they're still
cheaper than (modern) LocalTalk cards for PCs (www.copstalk.com).
Actually, heck, right now there's a bunch of them on eBay all for
around $30!

And oh, not that it matters, but if you can track down an old Newton
serial interface cable, it's got 8-pins to 9-pins. Also, it happens
to work for this Olympus Camera i've got, so maybe you could go that
route.

But it will *not* work for this printer. Just for things like
communication between a Newton/Mac/Olympus Camera and a PC.

-- 
Darryl Lee <lee@darryl.com> | New, yes. But improved? <http://www.darryl.com>


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