SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU (John A. Wright) (08/08/87)
How can I get the RS232 port to communicate with a parallel type printer. I am using Word Star, and have tried most everything I can think of! Anyone have an idea other than using the IEEE port?
jay@splut.UUCP (Jay Maynard) (08/13/87)
In article <[E.ISI.EDU].8-Aug-87.13:29:31.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT>, SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU (John A. Wright) writes: > > How can I get the RS232 port to communicate with a parallel type > printer. I am using Word Star, and have tried most everything I > can think of! > > Anyone have an idea other than using the IEEE port? Punt. RS-232 serial ports don't talk to parallel printers (anything using a Centronics parallel interface, i.e. Epson, Okidata,...). You can buy a printer buffer that has a serial input (I believe there are versions of Quadram's Microfazer that will do the trick). Aside from that, if the Exec (which I'm not particularly familiar with) doesn't have a parallel printer port, you'll have to kludge around the IEEE port. -- >splut!<...Jay Maynard, K5ZC | uucp: ...!seismo!soma!uhnix1!sugar!splut!jay "Don't ask ME about Unix... | GEnie: JAYMAYNARD (...e-i-e-i-o!) I speak SNA!" | CI$: 71036,1603 FidoNet: SysOp @106/64 The opinions herein are shared by neither of my cats, much less anyone else.