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From: dwb@Apple.COM (David W. Berry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Macplus to Laser writer no Apple talk.
Message-ID: <14912@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 29 Jul 88 06:55:23 GMT
References: <290@cmv.dsir.govt.nz> <1655@uokmax.UUCP>
Reply-To: dwb@apple.apple.com.UUCP (David W. Berry)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <1655@uokmax.UUCP> blknowle@uokmax.UUCP (Bradford L Knowles) writes:
>In article <290@cmv.dsir.govt.nz> srchbgm@cmv.dsir.govt.nz writes:
>>HI, has anyone out there attached a Lazer writer directly to the printer
>>port of their MAC Plus? I do not wish to purchase the APPLE Talk hardware
>>but instead connect directly to the printer.
>
>> [stuff deleted about "if I can do this, what more info do I need..."]
>
>Bruce, as far as I know, there is no way you can do this feasibly.
>One of the primary reasons LocalTalk (used to be "AppleTalk") is the
>single most common LAN in the world is the fact that to hook up to a
>LaserWriter requires the shortest LAN known to man -- a single cable
>going between two LocalTalk connectors, one on your Mac, one on the
>LaserWriter.  PERHAPS you could fiddle around with using it through
>the serial ports, but this would be very non-standard, you would have
>to write all your own drivers for it, etc...  This is why everybody
>who hooks up to a LaserWriter uses LocalTalk.
	Sigh.  One last time, just to burst all the bubbles of the
naysayers who claim it can't be done.  If you just want to connect
a single macintosh (of any variety) to a single LaserWriter (of any
variety but IISC) you can take an appropriate cable and connect the
two, without putting LocalTalk cabling in.  For a Mac Plus and newer
you get an Imagewriter I printer cable appropriate for your machine
and go.  Configure the LaserWriter for AppleTalk.  This also works
to connect two macintoshes back to back over AppleTalk.  The only
real problem is that you may have reliability problems if you use
too much cable.  10' is just fine.
>
>Sorry to burst your bubble (and make your wallet scream in agony...)
>
>>Regards Bruce Muschamp.  SRCHBGM%CMV%VUWCOMP@UUNET.UU.NET   ( Bit net)
>>                         SRCHBGM%CMV.DSIR.GOVT.NZ@UUNET.UU.NET  (Internet)
>
>Nice to meecha!
>
>-Brad Knowles
>
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