i have a 5M (not a 5MP) and it has a localtalk port on the back, so yes, it
would support serial.
i don't know what the original question was, so the following may be
off-mark: if you are trying to print from your newton to the laserjet, you
can connect to it directly using the cables that came with the newton. you
would then select the "choose network laserwriter" in the print dialog and
the printer will be the only one that shows in the list of available
printers. even though you are connected directly, you would be printing to
it via appletalk.
if you are trying to print via the company network, it's a different story.
hilal
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> From: Johannes Wolf
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 3:03 PM
> To: 'newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net'
> Subject: [NTLK] AW: printing on HP 5 MP
>
> Laurent,
> I have worked with the HP 5 MP some time ago. This was especially in an
> environment with Windozes and a few Macs.
> I connected my Newt via (the old) LocalTalk to Ether Bridge PowerNexus
> from GDTSoftworks.
> The aim was to connect all of them to the HP printer.
> As far as I remember the solution was to buy a printserver plug-in module
> for the HP, because the Printer came "naked" only with parallel Centronics
> interface as usual (ok, nowadays more often you will find the stupid USB).
> The plug-in module worked great, provided connectivity to Ethernet,
> supported AppleTalk and IP protocol. Also a LocalTalk interface was
> included. The printer could be set to service both, parallel and LocalTalk
> interfaces - first come first serve.
> What I have not seen in all the set-up procedures was to setup the printer
> to a pure serial connection.
> And if you remember - that was the great concept of Apple: as soon as you
> had a (LocalTalk) Printer on your Mac, you have built your first
> mini-network (Local Talk Net or Phone Net). Thus it was no problem at all,
> to extend your little network to connect other Macs (or Newts) to the
> Printer. Try to do this with a Centronics printer in the DOS world ...
> That is to say that I would not expect a pure serial connection. The time
> for serial printer connections in the DOS world has gone lone time ago and
> regarding the Mac - see above.
> So I suggest to use either an Ethernet Card in the Newt or an LocalTalk to
> Ether Bridge. There is another solution available from Farallon, it is
> called iPrint Adapter.
> http://www.farallon.com/products/ether/adapters/iprintadapter.html
> This might be an alternative to the AsanteTalk Bridge.
>
> Regards
> Johannes
>
> OK, just a little clarification here, because I think there is some
> miscommunication. AppleTalk is the protocol. LocalTalk is the physical
> layer. Like EtherTalk, which is also AppleTalk, but on Ethernet.
>
> So, what I was asking is whether the printer supports serial
> connections. If it supports AppleTalk, and if it doesn't have any
> 10BaseT jack, then it's obviously supporting LocalTalk (AppleTalk on the
> LocalTalk cabling), which is why there is a DIN-8 jack there. But, if
> the printer already supports AppleTalk, it might as well support serial,
> since both are pretty close, AppleTalk being a bit more "intelligent"
> than serial, which just transmits data. So, back to my original
> question, does the printer support serial connection? If not, then the
> only way to go will be, indeed, a LocalTalk/Ethernet bridge, like
> AsanteTalk.
>
> -Laurent.
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