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From: rdr@inuxh.UUCP (Robert Rindfuss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Hooking up a Laserwriter to a PC or a 3B2?
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Date: Tue, 28-Apr-87 10:08:55 EDT
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Posted: Tue Apr 28 10:08:55 1987
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> I think there was a discussion a while back about how to hook
> up an Apple Laserwriter to a PC or compatibles, which I can't remember.
> Could somebody tell me what were the a) alternatives,
> b) best solution and c) cost?
> What about software support on the PC side?
> Has anyone tried to hook up the laser printer to a AT&T 3B2 computer?
> Thanks in advance.

I have an Apple Laserwriter connected to an IBM-PC serial port at 9600 baud.
Microsoft Windows comes with a driver for it and it works just fine, first
try.  No muss, no fuss.  BTW, Windows Write is a pretty nice wysiwyg word
processor for doing short, quickie memos and letter, and does a respectable
job of showing what the output will look like on the LW.

If you're not using Windows and have the LW+, you can avoid the flow control
problems of the LW by sending a magic script to the LW+ which tells it to
use HW flow control.  Then you can use the DOS printer driver.

Bob Rindfuss
AT&T Consumer Products
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