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From: schuh@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Michael Schuh RAA)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: serial printer connection
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Date: 8 May 90 19:32:40 GMT
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Reply-To: schuh@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Michael Schuh RAA)
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Help,

I want to use a switch box on a Laserwriter II NT so that I can use the
printer from different computers (Mac SE, VMS MicroVax II, and Unix
based Silicon Graphics).

The hard part about this for me is hooking up our Mac SE to the
Laserwriter II NT through the switch box.  If I can figure out how to
get the Mac to print on a serial line from the Mac to the DB 25 serial
port on the Laserwriter II NT, I can get the rest.


  (1)   Can someone please tell me exactly what kind of cable I
	need to hook up the Mac SE to the DB 25 serial port on
	the Laserwriter II NT.

  (2)   Can someone please tell me if and what I need to do to 
	reconfigure the operating system on the Mac to print
	on a serial cable as opposed to the appletalk cable.

Thanks in advance,
   Michael Schuh
   (schuh@ames.arc.nasa.gov    or    schuh@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov)