On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 12:13:18PM -0600, wes schreiner wrote: > Paul Talacko wrote: > > > > I have a PowerMac 6500. I also have a Texas Instruments printer (it's > > > The only thing I can think of is to get an ethernet to localtalk bridge (too > > expensive!!), the other thing is that you can buy a serial kit for the > > printer > > (also too expensive). > > Well, about the only thing I can see is to use a little print server box > which would go from ethernet to the parallel port. You could use a > commercial print server box like a JetDirect, or you could use any old > 386 or better PC, run some floppy-only distro to make your own (bulky)
I do have a 386, but haven't put Linux on it because it has only 2 Meg RAM and a 20 Meg HD. I also have a Mac LC II which is doing absolutely nothing. Maybe I could turn that into a print server - although I have no idea how to connect it to the ethernet. > printer server box. The PC wouldn't need a hard drive or much memory, > just a network card, a parallel port, and a floppy drive. Run it with > no monitor or keyboard (at least after everything is installed). All > you would need is a junk PC, but it would take a little time to set up. > I'd just get a JetDirect or similar box (here they are under $100) if I > were in a hurry. > > Perhaps a PCI parallel port card would work too, but that would run you > almost as much as the print server. > > wes schreiner > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Paul Talacko http://www.seditiousdiaries.com
