rtyu@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Rafael T Yu) (11/26/90)
Does anyone knows if it is possible to connect an ImageWriter II printer
to and IBM compatible computer using a serial card? I have a friend who just
purchased an IBM comp. and we were trying to connect my ImageWriter to his
computer using the IBM serial port, but it did work?
We assume that is was possible since the ImageWriter II uses an RS-232
serial interfase. Any help will be apreciated.....
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Rafael Yu
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Apple IIgs forever....!alfter@uns-helios.nevada.edu (SCOTT ALFTER) (11/27/90)
All you should need to do is dig up a cable somewhere that has the
right connectors: a DB-25 for your Imagewriter (or mini-DIN-8 for an
Imagewriter II) and whatever your friend's MeSsy-DOS box takes
(probably a DB-25). Once that's done, set the dipswitches in the
printer for 9600 baud and set the serial port in the MeSsy-DOS box to
9600 baud (however you do that). You'll probably also want to set 8
data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and hardware (DTR/DSR) handshaking
instead of software (XON/XOFF) handshaking.
A couple of comments on using an Imagewriter with MeSsy-DOS, though:
1) I doubt that MeSsy-DOS software knows what an Apple Imagewriter is.
2) High ASCII characters will be unprintable since the Imagewriter
normally only uses low ASCII characters. (High ASCII characters,
which MeSsy-DOS uses for graphics characters, will probably print
as their low-ASCII equivalents.)
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