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connect localtalk printer to PC
Name: Johanovitch Date: August 12, 2004 at 07:06:34 Pacific OS: windows/linux CPU/Ram: 500MHz/384MB
Comment:
Hi, I have a personal laserwriter 320. It has a localtalk (mini-DIN 8) connector. I do not have a mac, so I want to connect this printer to a normal PC. Is this possible? I've seen pc-cards that have a localtalk-port, but I can't find them. Is it possible to built my own cable to connect it to a serial or parallel port, maybe even USB?
Name: Johanovitch Date: August 13, 2004 at 02:59:54 Pacific
Reply:
I had found these already, but that connects it to a network. As I understood from things I read about it on the internet, it doesn't support TCP/IP, so how does this work?
I'd prefer cable which converts a localtalk-port (mini DIN 8) to a serial, parallel or USB port so I can connect it directly. Also I don't plan to spend 35$ if I don't know if it will work. I can make cables myself, but don't know how to wire the connectors...
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