--- Peter Stephenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > pickle et al, > > Re a certain thread in the compact macs list, but to > keep on topic I'm > posting here to vintage. > > what exactly does a GPIB General Purpose Interface > Board, DO?.
http://www.microlink.co.uk/gpib.html GPIB (Or IEEE-488) was originally developed by Hewlett Packard as HP-IB then changed to GPIB when the interface was accepted as an IEEE standard. It's primary use has generally been in industrial, medical and scientific equipment. If you can find one, you could most likely hook up an HP ThinkJet GPIB printer to your Mac. ThinkJets are tiny inkjet printers that print about as good as a 9pin dot matrix, but without the noise. Since nobody really wants the GPIB or serial ThinkJets, they're usually available on a "Take it before I throw it away." basis. ;) (The parallel version has a tiny but loyal following so they usually sell for a little money.) There are five types of ink for the ThinkJet. Black for ThinkJet paper and black, blue, red and green for plain paper. Since you can't (AFAIK) get ThinkJet paper anymore, that type of black ink is pretty well useless. ;) I have a parallel ThinkJet and I've toyed with the idea of attempting to do RGB seperations of an image then print three passes through it on a transparency. :) Dunno what else I'd do with those colors of ink. ===== http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
