At 1:25 PM -0400 on 6/21/03, Jason White wrote: >It's an Orange Micro Grappler LQ. It looks like you plug one end of it >into a Mac's serial port, and the other end has a parrallel port. There's >4 dipswitches on it for setting it to different modes (there's a chart on >the back for setting them) There's a mode for Epson LQ, HP laser, >Toshiba, and some generic settings (color or B/W, 7 or 8 bit, and 1 or bi >directional). > >I guess I'd like to know if I need anything else to use this? I recall >that orange micro made PC compatibiality cards, and am wodering if I need >that for this to work. I'm guessing I need at least a driver for it. >Anyone know what the system requirements for this thing are? Anyone know >of a website with more info on it? My main computer (G4-400) is tied up >this weekend, so I'm pretty much limited to email only for at least >today. This machine is an SE/30, and doesn't like being on the 'net :)
It is essentially a Mac serial to parallel converter, but It also allows the printer to use the Imagewriter LQ driver. So you could use one of the Orange Micro supported printers on your Mac without having to have special drivers for it. jim -- 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/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
