On 9/14/03 8:17 PM, "Dan A. Currie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> Hello, > > Read your review of the 333 / Lombard. Lost the "buyers remorse" > quickly. > > Now for the question. > > I want to hook up my HP 870Cse Deskjet to the Lombard. > > The HP has both an ADB connection and what appears to be a 36 PinF SCSI > connection. > > I think the 870 was designed to go both ways, MAC and PC? > > Anyway, how do I get from the USB on the lombard to EITHER of the ports > on the HP? > Without spending an arm and a leg, if possible? > > Please reply to my email. I'll reply for Dan. The connections on your HP are not at all ADB or SCSI. They are Mac (RS-422/Din-8) Serial and Parallel. ADB is Apple Desktop Bus and is only used for keyboards and mice and has 4 pins. Mac Serial is 8-pin and is used for printers, modems tablets etc. The only reliable way to make that printer work on a unit that has no Serial ports is to use PowerPrint which converts PC parallel standard printers to USB. It's cost prohibitive though. The adapter costs more than most printers do so it is more intelligent to buy a printer that will utilize your Lombard's USB ports. They are $60 and up, where the PowerPrint adapters are almost always $75 and up. -- Kyle H. Hansen "It's Always darkest... right before it gets totally black." -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
