> Are there any other uses for cables of that shape other than with Macs? > It's not marked with anything, it's just the right size and has the > right number of pins to connect the two together. > > I'm not currently trying to network anything with anything, so what do > I need in the way of AppleTalk and LocalTalk to get just the printer > and the computer communicating with each other? > > I also have a...6300, I think, with no ethernet card and the modem port > blocked off because there's another modem in there, which is running > 8.0 and also has no desire to use the printer as-is, I don't have an 8 > install CD (will an upgrade to 8.1 downloaded from Apple help any?)), > and a Classic (system 7) and a Classic II (really can't remember what > it's running...maybe 6?). What I'm really trying to do right now is > see if the printer has any use to me at all, else I'll heave it, so if > it'd be better for me to hook it up to another machine to test it out, > if anything else is even compatible with it, I can try that instead...
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