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From: barry@primerd.prime.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Olympia Printer for Mac.
Message-ID: <160700020@primerd>
Date: 30 Mar 89 01:52:00 GMT
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Nf-From: primerd.prime.com!barry    Mar 29 20:52:00 1989



If the Olympia has a DB25 serial port, I'm 99.99% positive that
you've got the wrong cable.  I'll bet you've got a MODEM cable
instead of a PRINTER cable.  Make sure you get an Imagewriter I
printer cable.  Most  mini-DIN8 to DB25 cables you find in the
stores today are actually modem cables, which won't work with a
printer.  If you can't find one in a store, check the Inmac
catalog or try adding a null modem between the male and female DB25
connectors.

The Olympia is supposed to be Apple Imagewriter compatible, so you
should be able to plug it in and go.  I assume you've installed
the driver properly using Chooser.

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