rchattam@isis.cs.du.edu (King Chattam) (05/24/91)
Hi netters, I am administering a XENIX with 48 serial ports and single parallel port. I have to connect 4 parallel printers (proprinter, Qume, Nec). Some of the printers have only parallel ports. I do not have Logical connection or similar converters. Is there a simple way I can connect a serial port of the computer with a parallel printer? Can I try special "connector pins" to adapt the parallel port of my printers? Any information will be appreciated. rchattam@nyx.cs.du.edu
philh@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Phil Hutchinson) (05/25/91)
>>Is there a simple way I can connect a serial port of the computer >>with a parallel printer? Call BLACK BOX at (412)746-5565, this is their technical support line. The have serial to parallel converters, pn GQ-PI015A, that have worked for me. My May 1990 catalog shows a price of $119 for this pn. Phil Hutchinson
bill@camco.Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell) (05/26/91)
In <1991May24.012750.11928@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> rchattam@isis.cs.du.edu (King Chattam) writes: >Hi netters, > I am administering a XENIX with 48 serial ports and single parallel port. >I have to connect 4 parallel printers (proprinter, Qume, Nec). Some of the >printers have only parallel ports. I do not have Logical connection or similar >converters. Is there a simple way I can connect a serial port of the computer >with a parallel printer? Can I try special "connector pins" to adapt the >parallel port of my printers? Any information will be appreciated. >rchattam@nyx.cs.du.edu I generally use an Intellicom 16K serial->Parallel buffer/converter. It works well at 38.4 with hardware handshaking and has jumpers for almost any cable configuration you need. I use these for graphics printing of faxes on laser printers with much better results than using the parallel port. The Xenix drivers for the parallel port go sort of nuts during graphics printing, slowing the system down significantly (Intel 303 386-33 with 64K cache), and have been know to trash the VGA somehow requiring a reboot. -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Software UUCP: ...!thebes!camco!bill 6641 East Mercer Way uunet!camco!bill Mercer Island, WA 98040; (206) 947-5591
terry@jgaltstl.UUCP (terry linhardt) (05/27/91)
In article <1991May24.012750.11928@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, rchattam@isis.cs.du.edu (King Chattam) writes: > Is there a simple way I can connect a serial port of the computer > with a parallel printer? I believe companies such as Black Box make devices which will convert serial to parallel and vice versa. Don't have a catalog in front of me, but I would check a Black Box catalog or give them a call. -- |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | Terry Linhardt The Lafayette Group uunet!jgaltstl!terry | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|