Marten van de Kraats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>Yes, the IIg does autoswitching. It's got a SCSI port to add a HD for font
>>storage. AFAIK, you have to tell it whether the serial port is for
LocalTalk
>>or direct serial. It can emulate an HP LaserWriter for printing from a
>>Windows box.
>
> Well, font storage can be handled by the computer. No need to bother
> about that with a seperate hard disk. I guess it will speed things up
> a bit, but it doesn't seem very practical.
> Is that direct serial you are talking about a pc only thing... I
> guess I don't have to worry much about that since I will only be
> using macs on my home network, and macs will only print via appletalk
> on this laserwriter.
>
> Marten
> --
BTW I didn't know you could have a direct serial connection with a
LW...that's only for Wintel, right?
I have question about serial cables: in the few stores that still carry "Old
World" Mac cables & adaptors, I see a number of cables marked "for serial
*or* AppleTalk" connections. I thought the twain could never meet -- that
AppleTalk needed special (or at least different) wiring of the pinouts.
Also, what's the difference between an AppleTalk & a null modem cable? Both
can hook up 2 Macs, tho' with different protocols, I suppose.
--
Over,
Jutso
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