From: Rhonda Hyslop (0x7ff00025_at_paradox.homeip.net)
Date: Thu Mar 25 2004 - 11:25:41 PST
* Victor Rehorst <victor_at_newtontalk.net> [25 Mar 2004 10:52]:
> Rhonda Hyslop wrote:
> > Holy crap. Good thing I saw this before taking out the garbage from
> > spring cleaning... we have a bunch of these cables. Mostly USB->parallel
> > PowerPrint, but I see one serial->parallel and I'll dig around to see if
> > we have any more. I think we have an official Newton Print Pack cable as
> > well, never used as far as I recall. We don't have a parallel printer
> > anymore (it died recently, at age 13), and so have no use for them.
>
> The FAQ has a section on what PrintPack cables work. IIRC later models
> wouldn't get along with the Newton's PrintPack drivers.
>
> http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/newton-faq-hardware.html#IIB8
Ok, The serial->parallel cable has a different part number than the one
in the FAQ that is listed as working. I have no idea whether the cable I
have will work or not with a Newton. (For reference, it is P/N 901-0025)
The USB->parallel cables obviously won't work with the newton. :-)
-Rhonda
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