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From: bmwu@athena.mit.edu (Benson M. Wu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Miscellaneous questions
Keywords: Printer and software questions
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Date: 8 Jun 89 20:58:30 GMT
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Dear Netters:

	I have several questions.  If you know the answers please e-mail the
answer to me at bmwu@athena.mit.edu.  If you don't know the answers, but are 
interested in obtaining the answers, e-mail me, too.  If I get the answers and 
if there are enough interests (>10), I will post a summary in comp.sys.mac 
after June 23, 1989.  Thanks in advance.

Question #1.  I have a Toshiba P1340 parallel 24-pin printer which are no
	longer in production.  I recently bought an SE 2/40.  I know that if 
	my printer were a serial one, I could buy printer driver for use on a 
	Mac.  However, my printer uses parallel interface.  I would like to 
	know if anyone has successfully hooked a parallel interface printer 
	with a Mac before.  A)  If someone knows what printer driver I should 
	buy, please let me know.  B)  Is it possible to build a 
	serial-to-parallel converter?  If it is possible, where can I get the 
	information?  Also where can I buy the parts such as connectors and 
	cables? C)  Can someone tell me the pinout format of a Mac's printer 
	port and the pinout format of a parallel printer?

Question #2.  I saw a program called Extend recently; it is supposed to be
	a simulation software.  But it is quite expensive.  Before I invest
	the money, I would like to hear from people who have used it to know
	more about its capabilities, limitations, and bugs.  Please help.

Question #3.  Also, can someone send me a listing of all possible ftp sites
	with the correct electronic ftp address?  If there is no such thing,
	please just send me the sites that you know.  

Question #4.  I have been having a problem with a game called Arkanoid.  
	When I tried to run it on my SE, it told me that it can't find the
	alternative sound/video buffer it needs and then quit.  
	
	My system configuration is as follows:
	Mac SE 2 megs RAM and 40 megs hard disk.  system 6.0.2
	inits:  vaccine, gatekeeper, suitcase II, temperament, superclock, 
		oncue, pyro!, init-cdev, shield, quickkeys and preview.
	
	Any hints or help will be appreciated.

Question #5.  I came across 2 programs.  Menufont2 is an init and Interbase
	is a chooser document.  I do not know what they are good for and do
	not know if they are commercial programs, shareware, or freeware.  
	Could someone just tell me what they are and what they do.  Thank you.

Once again, thanks everybody.