tm11+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Thomas James Menner, Jr.") (03/27/90)
Can a DECWriter IV be wired up to a PC? The printer has a 25-pin male connection which would imply that it's a serial connection, but most PC serial ports are male as well. Do I need to find a female-to-female cable? Is it even a serial connection? (I don't have the documenation on this printer, so I'm hoping someone else has run across this.) ************************************************************************** Thomas Menner || ARPA: tm11@andrew.cmu.edu Carnegie-Mellon University || BITNET: tm11%andrew.cmu.edu@cmccvb Pittsburgh, PA || UUCP: psuvax1!andrew.cmu.edu!tm11 ************************************************************************** "When you're swimmin' in the creek/And an eel bites your cheek/ That's a moray!!" -- Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
klett@ghill.enet.dec.com (Michael Klett) (03/27/90)
In article <4a3btCO00WB5IO45Nd@andrew.cmu.edu>, tm11+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Thomas James Menner, Jr.") writes... >Can a DECWriter IV be wired up to a PC? yes, they can be connected together. I don't have the DEC cable part number in front of me at the moment. I can get it though - mail me if you decide that you really want to know. You're going to have another problem though. The printer uses a software handshake (XON/XOFF) and the PC uses a hardware handshake (RTS/CTS). You'll need a special driver for the printer or be limited to the buffer length of the printer. Michael Klett (508) 841-2790 klett@ghill.enet.dec.com #include <standard_disclaimer.h>