Re: [NTLK] [FAQ] PrintPack cable specs

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Fri Aug 31 2001 - 09:39:52 EDT


on 31/08/01 09:03, Marco Mailand at Newton2k1_at_mac.com wrote:

>> The Apple-branded Printpack cable has a chip with the drivers on it, and
>> the drivers get automatically downloaded to the Newton. The GDT
> Printpack,
>> will work but the drivers are not in the cable, you install them yourself
>> on the Newton.
> Recently I got a serial to parallel adapter, resoning to use the parallel
> dongle for AutoCAD with MacOS VirtualPEECEE. I wonder whether it would work
> with the Newton too and with the new PrintPack2 driver internally installed.
> Did anyone try this successfully?

Depends on the printer. If there is a driver that can talk to your parallel
printer, it will work.

I don't think it will act as a serial-to-parallel adapter, though, although
I haven't tried it...

-Laurent.

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