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From: klett@ghill.enet.dec.com (Michael Klett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec.micro
Subject: Re: PC => DECWriter IV
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Date: 27 Mar 90 00:32:21 GMT
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In article <4a3btCO00WB5IO45Nd@andrew.cmu.edu>, tm11+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Thomas James Menner, Jr.") writes...
>Can a DECWriter IV be wired up to a PC?

yes, they can be connected together.  I don't have the DEC cable part number
in front of me at the moment.  I can get it though - mail me if you decide
that you really want to know.  You're going to have another problem though.
The printer uses a software handshake (XON/XOFF) and the PC uses a hardware
handshake (RTS/CTS).  You'll need a special driver for the printer or be
limited to the buffer length of the printer.

Michael Klett
(508) 841-2790          klett@ghill.enet.dec.com

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