RE: [OT]Apple printer to PC parallel adaptor

[Richard Chilton <richard.chilton@xxxxxxx>]

Many years ago, we had a laserwriter II (or maybe III) and I'm sure we
drove
it from a regular COM port on the  PC with a passive adapter lead. So I
wouldn't give up hope just yet. Care to share which laserwriter it is, and
whether there is a Windows driver for it?

Rich.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Crick, Steve (UK) [mailto:steve.crick@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 May 2003 14:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT]Apple printer to PC parallel adaptor
>
>
>
> Thanks for the feedback; I do have a Mac, but it died, which
> is why I want to connect the printer to the PC.
>
> The LaserWriter only has a Apple 8-pin serial connection,
> which I assumed is using localtalk, though it _might_ be using serial.
>
> I will take a note of the product model number, and lookup
> its capabilities tonight.
>
> The adapter I was racking my brains to remember (it has been
> years since I was working in Mac support), plugged into the
> parallel port of the PC; it was about the size of a large box
> of matches, and had some LED's on it to show activity. The
> other end of the attached wire connected to a LaserWriter. It
> worked; but I can't for the life of me remember who made it.
>
> Never mind, it was a long shot, and I am looking at getting
> another printer anyway; a shame as the LaserWriter works fine.
>
> Thanks - Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 11:33 AM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT]Apple printer to PC parallel adaptor
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> Your message/subject implies ' LocalTalk to parallel' - is
> that what you want ? If so the rest of this message isn't
> going to help too much - I don't think it is practical to
> bridge LocalTalk back to parallel and then I assume connect
> the parallel back to a PC output. What was possible was to
> add a parallel (output) port to Localtalk to attach parallel
> printers to a LocalTalk network. Bridging the other way around
> - a network protocol to a parlael I/O is not sensible.
> However if you have Ethernet on your PC there was a suitable product.
>
>
>
> There was a hardware card (ISA) that sat in a PC to give it a
> Localtalk port
> - I think it was called COPS I think or CoTalk - There was
> also a Microchannel version and I am guessing a PCI but I
> never saw the latter as LocalTalk was waning in popularity by then.
>
>
>
> However I would not go this route - it would be better to
> perhaps consider a Localtalk to Ethertalk bridge and then the
> printer would be visible on the Ethernet network to the PC
> (and all other PC's too). I am sure you should be able to
> pick up such a device on eBAY for almost nothing - Shiva,
> Netopia & Kinetics among others made these.
>
>
>
> Alternatively - if you have a Mac (which I assume you do) you
> could connect the printer to the LocalTalk port and software
> bridge it to the Ethernet port on that Mac which will
> effectively allow the printer to be seen by connected PC's
> (inc Windows machines). But you will have to have the Mac
> switched on whenever you want to use the printer. There are
> several such software bridges and later Mac OS's have such a
> feature included IIRR. There were also 'print server'
> applications available that manage spooling and user
> authorisations - one such product was LaserServe.
>
>
>
> Bit of a caveat though. There is going to be some possibility
> that Windows might not drive the printer too well - take a
> look in the list of Apple printers that Windows lists in the
> 'add printer' control panel and check the particular model is
> listed. I assume it is a Postscript printer ??
>
>
>
> Lastly - is Localtalk the only interface on the printer -
> does it not have say a parallel interface or an option slot
> for an Ethernet card ?
>
>
>
> Overall the effort to do this , along with the possibility it
> may not work might sway me to look for a shiny new printer instead.
>
>
>
>             Kevin
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Crick, Steve (UK) [mailto:steve.crick@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 May 2003 09:59
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT]Apple printer to PC parallel adaptor
>
>
>
>
> Long shot, but I will ask anyway.
>
> Does anybody know of an adaptor that will allow me to connect my
> (localtalk) Apple printer, to my PC?
> I remember ages ago, that there was a product that I saw, but
> never got one.
>
> Seems a shame to trash it, as it works fine, prints nicely
> and it is a laser printer.
>
> Thanks - S
>
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