[comp.sys.amiga] Apple Laserwriter with Amiga

wizard@accsys.UUCP (Christoph Brand) (06/16/89)

Postscript is great, but quite expensive. However, there are
Apples Laserwriters which are true Postscript Laserprinters at quite 
a good price.
Is it possible to connect such a Laserwriter to the Amiga?
Does it require a special interface or has it just a normal parallel
port? What are the dark sides of such a low price?


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trudel@caip.rutgers.edu (Jonathan D. Trudel) (06/16/89)

Standard Apple Laserwriters come with a straight serial port - just send
down the appropriate postscript commands (at either 1200 or 9600 baud).  No
special hardware is needed, except for a serial cable.  Of course, you'll
need something that stuffs Postscript down the serial port, but that should
be easy.