nardis@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (10/29/90)
I am trying to hookup an Applewriter printer to a friends XT clone. The Apple is a serial printer so I figured I could run it out the XT's com1 port. It does not work (works ok on the Apple). Here is what I have done; Installed the following commands in the autoexec.bat file; mode lpt1:=com1 mode com1:,9600,n,8,1 pin outs as follows; Apple 25 pin d IBM COM1 Signal Name 6 6 dsr 8 8 dcd 20 20 dtr 3 3 rxd 7 7 gnd 2 2 txd This looks like standard RS232-C stuff to me but trying to redirect output to lpt1 (or com1 for that matter) gives me a printer not ready error. I also tried an inline null modem adaptor thinking that pins 2 and 3 needed to be swapped but that does not work either. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Frank Nardis
kgallagh@digi.lonestar.org (Kevin Gallagher) (10/30/90)
In article <1668.272bda17@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> nardis@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes: >I am trying to hookup an Applewriter printer to a friends XT clone. >[stuff deleted] >Here is what I have done; > >Installed the following commands in the autoexec.bat file; > mode lpt1:=com1 > mode com1:,9600,n,8,1 I think you are not using the mode command correctly. Usually one needs to use the "p" option with a printer: mode com1:,96,n,8,1,p (It is not necessary to type "9600", "96" suffices.)-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Gallagher kgallagh@digi.lonestar.org OR ...!uunet!digi!kgallagh DSC Communications OR apcihq!apcidfw!digi!kgallagh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
hendricp@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz (Peter Hendricks) (11/01/90)
In article <1668.272bda17@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>, nardis@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes: > I am trying to hookup an Applewriter printer to a friends XT clone. The Apple > is a serial printer so I figured I could run it out the XT's com1 port. It does > not work (works ok on the Apple). > Here is what I have done; > > Installed the following commands in the autoexec.bat file; > mode lpt1:=com1 > mode com1:,9600,n,8,1 If memory serves me right you have to set the speed BEFORE redirecting output. Try copying a file to com2:, without any redirection, but with the speed set correctly. Peter