[comp.sys.apple] Can I use ImageWriter II with a PC?

ddc@bentley.UUCP (03/04/87)

I have an ImageWriter II printer that I got with an Apple IIc.
Now, I am getting a PC/AT compatible, and I would love to be 
able to use the ImageWriter II with the PC.  Can it be done?
Do I need a special driver?  If yes, how can I get one?
I would also like to know if there is a ready-made cable for that.

forags@violet.berkeley.edu.UUCP (03/05/87)

Imagewriters are serial printers which can be used with any RS-232 serial
device.  No special software is needed.

If a program always sends its output to a parallel printer, you must
issue the appropriate DOS  MODE commands to:

   1.  Configure the serial port to match the Imagewriter's DIP-switch
       settings.
 
   2. Redirect the printer output from a parallel port to the serial port. 

INMAC (phone (408) 737-7777 or other U.S. branch) sells a cable to connect
an Imagewriter II (with the 8-pin mini-DIN connector) to IBM PC's (or
compatibles). Catalog #745-4, $27.00

This cable comes with a male DB-25 connector on the IBM end,
so a gender changer or a 25-pin to 9-pin adapter cable may also be needed
depending on the type of connector on the serial port.

Al Stangenberger
Forestry
Univ. of Calif. Berkeley