As per the Apple site you need an "OHCI Complaint" card, it should not matter which. Go on ebay and search it out, you should find a few, I don't know if USB2.0 will work
-----Original Message----- From: PCI PowerMacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alan Gentle Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 1:58 PM To: PCI PowerMacs Subject: Re: What USB card should I use in an 8500? on 20/11/02 8:49 am, Robert P. Mcallister at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Jason White wrote: > >> I recently bought an 8500 for my dad. One thing I feel I need to address >> rather quickly is the difficulty in finding a serial printer for the machine. >> With several USB models that should work, it doesn't make sense to try to >> find an older serial one. However, I want to be sure I get a reliable one. > > 2-port, USB 1.1 cards work best with Old World Macs, preferably a name > brand such as Belkin. If you need more ports use a powered hub. I have a > generic card in a 7500, and though it works fine by itself for some > reason it won't work with hubs. The Belkin in my 9600 gets along just > fine with a powered hub, never any problems from it. But beware, as I've found to my cost, some of the cards do have specific versions for PCs or Macs and the PC versions certainly didn't work properly in my 7300. I tried a D-Link card and a Keyspan card - neither worked. They were presumably the PC versions? I've just ordered a Swann 2-port card, which I am assured WILL work with a Mac, basically for the same reason that Jason wants one - to use a USB printer. I'm using a Serial/Parallel PowerPrint lead at the moment with my HP930C which works but does not give all the functionality of a USB connection. My pennyworth... Alan G. -- -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/ > --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com --------------------------------------------------------------- -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
