I apologize for top-posting, with total quoting of your message below, because I am not sure which parts are essential to our understanding of your inquiry.
To the extent that I may understand your repeated messages in this long thread, I suspect that you may be referring to the Apple Serial (Geoport) port, which was similar to the Apple Serial (Standard) port (miniDin-8), except that the former had an extra pin for use with Geoport modems. I hope that by now you have taken advantage of the Everymac.com resource, which provides detailed specifications for all Macs ever marketed by Apple. If you have, you would have seen a complete port listing for the Wallstreet models: <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g3/ports/powerbook_g3_series.html> A quick comparison would also have shown you that, among all the G3 PowerBooks, the Kanga had exactly the same set of ports as the Wallstreets, including the Serial (Geoport) port: <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g3/ports/powerbook_g3_1st.html> I hope that this answers your query for another PowerBook with identical ports. Fabian On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Sheryl Birkhead <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, Looking at the replies, it appears I did not explain the question > correctly. > > I already KNOW that the Wallstreet has the right connections and will > work with that printer (and DOES, should I ever manage to resurrect the > Wallstreet!). I was trying to figure out what other models have this same > port. This means I need to know what it is called so I can look at specs. > HP flat out told me I was wrong-no such thing...when I had the printer in > front of me. I was trying to get THEM to tell me what it was called. Apple > had no suggestion either. > > >> > That's called an Appletalk port. You kist need an >> Appletalk 8-pin cable. HP is wrong about it...if it was an >> 8-pin round port on the back of the printer, it was an >> Appletalk port. > > No- what I mean is the printer cable going to the Mac had the 8 pin part--the > cable is built in to the printer--not a cable I can detatch guess I am just > not clear!! Sorry. > > Does not appear to be a serial port- at least not when I google that and look > at the images--this is ROUND not rectangular/oblong.... I have had serial > ports for other purposes and this is NOT the same thing--just round and > coming in various pin numbers- this is 8. If this IS a serial plug, then > they must go from almost rectangular to totally round????? > > > >> Strictly speaking it's a LocalTalk port, Appletalk is the >> communications protocol, and HP calls it a LocalTalk port. >> >> See here the Hp 5MP specs: >> >> <http://tinyurl.com/2z45ho> >> >> What printer is it? > It's an HP 2100M. > > > Now to go google and look to see what options I have for other models that > would connect. > > Checking specs with LowendMac > For Wallstreet it says--serial: 1 DIN-8 RS-422 port on back of computer > For Lombard it says:SCSI: HDI30 connector on back of computer > For Pismo there is no mention of either. > > Now to see what an HDI30 looks like --is it round or oblong??? > Nope-definitely oblong and not round- it is what I am USED to calling SCSI. > > Um- Googling AppleTalk Port and hunting around- nothing as far as a port is > concerned so now I guess it must be serial.... > > If I cannot find something that reliably is the "right" port, I will have > to check every model to see what others have this specific type- anyone have > any idea less labor intensive? > > Sheryl -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
