The old SCSI type port is where you would hook up the printer cable from an old Apple IIe . They were also compatible with Imagewriters both the Imagewriter I and Imagewriter II. George Crawford
Gregg Eshelman wrote: > --- On Mon, 1/4/10, Elliott Price<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> From: Elliott Price<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Mac Classic - A few questions >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 11:26 AM >> >> >> >>> never heard of a SCSI-like connector on an >>> >> Imagewriter... less its a PC-style parallel port? i thought >> they had just a little round plug that matches the Mac's >> serial ports. then again, i never had an Imagewriter, only a >> Stylewriter (serial inkjet) >> >> Nope; it's definitely a SCSI-type port, I plugged a SCSI >> cable into it... I might just try that, and see if the >> Classic will recognize it... Although I somehow doubt it. >> Mactracker says it has a serial connection. >> > In ye olden days of personal computers, serial ports used a 25 pin connector. > Then some smart person figured out that the RS-232 and RS-242 protocols > didn't need anywhere near that many pins and produced the 9 pin serial port > (used on PCs and many not-Mac computers) while Apple had to "Think Different" > and use RS-242 with the round mini DIN connector. > > > > > -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
