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From: john@basho.uucp (John Lacey)
Subject: Connecting a parallel dot-matrix printer to a Mac?
Message-ID: <1991Jun24.193844.9051@basho.uucp>
Sender: john@basho.uucp (John Lacey)
Organization: Sportsware
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 91 19:38:44 GMT


I would like to use the Panasonic KX-P1080i I have with my Macintosh
Plus.  Some gentleman at the Univ. of Wisconsin has written a printer
driver (aka Chooser Device) for this printer.

But, I still have a problem with the cable, as in, what do I use?  My
first stabs have found a generic serial-parallel converter for $80,
and the Orange Micro Grappler for $80 or $130 depending on the model.

Are those the simplest solutions?  Are they the cheapest?  What model
of Grappler would I need anyway?

Sorry to ask these questions here, but the dealers in my area are, to
put it generously, useless.

-- 
John Lacey,  Schemer, TeXnician, and MacHacker
"It's hard to tell you how I feel without hurting you."	--Soho