[comp.protocols.appletalk] How do I connect a laser printer over a serial port

jf@ap.co.umist.ac.uk (John Forrest) (01/24/91)

I've got a Mac classic, but I'm not amazingly au fait with the configuration
(Unix is much more my cup of tea). Anyway, I have access to a laser printer
with only serial connections - it uses postscript, but is not an Apple
LaserWriter. Could someone tell me how to do this. I've a feeling a need a
Chooser file, but all the Chooser LaserWriter configs I've got (the standard
set) assume that AppleTalk is used to connect to the printer.

Any ideas?

John Forrest,
Dept of Computation
UMIST.

makmur@paul.rutgers.edu (Hanz Makmur) (01/25/91)

In article <1991Jan23.171951@ap.co.umist.ac.uk> jf@ap.co.umist.ac.uk (John Forrest) writes:

> Anyway, I have access to a laser printer
> with only serial connections - it uses postscript, but is not an Apple
> LaserWriter. Could someone tell me how to do this. I've a feeling a need a
> Chooser file, but all the Chooser LaserWriter configs I've got (the standard
> set) assume that AppleTalk is used to connect to the printer.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> John Forrest,
> Dept of Computation
> UMIST.


YES, your feeling is right. You need a chooser file called:
Asynchronous LaserWriter Driver v.4.0 from APDA part# M7061
It  cost $20.00 

APDA can be reached: US 800/282-2732 ---- INTERNATIONAL: 408/562-3910

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Hanz Makmur
Rutgers University

jeffe@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (George Jefferson ) (01/25/91)

say, will this thing allow printing  to disk without
turning on appletalk?

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-george            george@mech.seas.upenn.edu