--- Mark Jay Mirsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I am > wondering how to print from > the the G-4 to my two local talk, or serial port > printers, a Lexmark Optra > R+ and a HP 6MP Laser Jet. Neither have ethernet > connections and I thought > of getting that local talk to Ethernet Asante router > but it has a stiff > price,
Mark, I use Dayna products mostly, and have several. In fact I buy them and the Asante products whenever I see them for the right price ... generally 20 bucks or less. I'm down to having just 2 printers hooked up right now, a LaserWriter 4/600, and an ImageWriter II. My other printers are USB or network ready. They are not all created the same. Some allow only 2 devices, while others (like the Dayna Mini EtherPrint)allow as many as eigth. The suffix "3" or "T" have to do with the kind of connections to the network that are supported. "T" means a 10baseT connector - "3" means it has all 3 - BNC, 10BaseT and AUI. As far as Daynas go, the plastic boxes may be better and are at least more recent versions. You should be able to find them on eBay for 20-30 bucks if you are not in a hurry, or at least that's what they were last time I checked. You should try to get them with power supplies as you could pay $15-20 at Radio Shack for a new one. A recycler may have them for a lot less. I just checked (search for "etherprint")and there's one at eBay right now starting for $9.99. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2774768694&category=171 No bids yet. Expires in less than 2 days. It has a power supply and an AppleTalk cable for hooking up one device. You'll need phone net adapters to hook up more than that. He includes a link (Intel bought them a while back.)to get software which is nice but unnecessary. You might ask if he is the original owner and what the unit's password is if it's been protected, but this isn't important either unless you want to use it on a large network and want to keep people from using all your paper. 8^) If you can't find one you want, I've got an EtherPrint -T (probably 2 device suport with 10BaseT and AUI connectors) with no power or cables I'll sell for $15 + shipping. You'll need a .8 amp 12 volt power supply and phone net cables. For the rest of the list: I have two Shiva products, a NetBridge and a TeleBridge. This last appears to be a serial (mini 8) to AppleTalk bridge, but I don't know how to make it do its thing (or why I'd want to given that a Mac's serial port can be "told" to do AppleTalk anyway), if it needs software, or what kind of power supply is needed. The NetBridge has what appears to be two serial ports based on the "double arrow" sticker next to the ports. Don't have a clue what it does. Anyone have these of these out there? Steve Hardy ===== Steve Hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve's Photos __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
