[comp.sys.mac.hardware] Apple parallel printer to Mac

houlejm@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Jean-Marie Houle) (12/07/90)

I have an old DMP Printer from Apple that was used with my Apple II just 
before the Macs existed. The mecanical part of it is the same as the 
Imagewriter and according to the manuals, the commands to make it print 
are mostly the same. So it should work as an Imagewriter if I used a 
simple serial to parallel converter to connect it to the Mac.

I tried it with a borrowed converter and it works.

I could buy my own serial to parallel converter but thal would mean one 
more box plus wires on the desk and they are quite expensive around here 
(>$100).I could also build my own. It would be cheap but I would still 
have the wires and an uglier box.

Anybody has a suggestion or a tip on where to find an inexpensive serial 
to parallel(Centronics) converter?


Jean-Marie Houle                                  houlejm@ireq.hydro.qc.ca
Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Quebec              Tel (514) 652-8083
1800 Mtee Ste Julie                               Fax (514) 652-8435
Varennes, Quebec
Canada, J3X 1S1