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From: paul@mit-caf.MIT.EDU (Paul Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac Plus to LaserWriter with no AppleTalk
Keywords: LaserWriter, direct connection
Message-ID: <1169@mit-caf.MIT.EDU>
Date: 28 Jul 88 17:25:06 GMT
References: <3191@Portia.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: paul@mit-caf.UUCP (Paul Meyer)
Organization: Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MIT
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In article <3191@Portia.Stanford.EDU> mouser@portia.stanford.edu (Michael Wang) writes:
>Lately there has been some discussion on whether or not it was possible to
>connect the LaserWriter printer directly to a Macintosh Plus without
>LocalTalk cables.  The answer is a definite YES!!!!  I did the test myself
>with a LaserWriter Plus and a Macintosh SE and it works fine.  What I used
>was a Macintosh Peripheral - 8 Cable, which is a male DB-9 connector on one
>end and a male DIN-8 connector on the other end.  The cable is Part# M0196
>and retails for $29.95 ($20 for a generic non-Apple cable).  This cable is
>used to connect an 'old' Macintosh (128K, 512K, 512Ke) to Apple peripherals
>like the Apple ImageWriter II and the Apple Personal Modem.

	Will this work with the LaserWriter IINT?  Does the LW II have
a DB-9, or a mini DIN-8?  Can I use a MacPlus Imagewriter cable to 
connect to a LW II?  The Mac+ IW II cable has miniDIN-8 at both ends.
	The microcomputer center here acknowledged that it could be 
done with the LW classic, but said they didn't recommend it for the 
LW II.  Anybody know any reason why this won't work for a LW II?

Paul Meyer
Microsystems Technology Lab
MIT