At 12:25 -0500 on 07/03/03, John E. "Jay" Maass wrote: >Above represents, roughly, the serial port >on the back of my Macintosh Performa 636CD. >I notice that the third row of pins from >the top row are 4 in number. But the serial >cable I purchased for connecting a Macintosh >StyleWriter II has but three pins in that row.
The extra pin is for +5V power, used by various Geoport devices. Do you have drivers installed for the printer? Is there paper in it? What happens when you try to print to it? -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com