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From: ahlenius@motcid.UUCP (Mark Ahlenius)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m88k
Subject: Connecting Apple LaserWriter NT to Moto Delta Box
Summary: Connecting Apple LaserWriter NT to Motorola Delta Box
Keywords: Motorola 88k-Delta box, Laser printer
Message-ID: <5431@turquoise.UUCP>
Date: 18 Dec 90 15:34:47 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Div., Arlington Heights, IL
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Has anyone successfully connected an Apple LaserWriter NT
to an 88k-based Motorola Delta box using a serial port (P2)?  
We have tried doing
this via a serial port (P2) on the processor card set to
the printer.

We have the printer configured properly at 9600 baud using
XON/XOFF control, and have set up the serial p2 port
(/dev/contty) for 7 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit,
etc.  

I have tried using a break out box to monitor the serial
port signals.  We are just using pins 2,3, and 7 to the
laser printer, and have wired the P2 port's pins 8 & 20
together (also have tried tying 4->5 too).  We have also
tried flipping pins 2->3 as well.

When we spool a job to the printer, the delta box seems to
think it went ok, but no activity occurs on the Laser Writer's
status leds.

Other people I have talked with have connected such printers
to their machines - but only on a network and not with
a serial port.

Any hints/help would be appreciated.

	thanks

	email prefered.

	'mark
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