From: Marcus Andree S. Magalhaes (marcus.magalhaes_at_vlinfo.com.br)
Date: Thu Mar 25 2004 - 23:17:07 PST
Well, from the perspective of "hardware", it still seems to be a
somewhat standard serial/parallel converter. Don't we need to use
the serial dongle? So it should have as RS-422 (or RS-232) on one side
and an EPP output on ther other end.
On the other side, it it's, simply, a serial to parallel adapter, someone
else should have hacked a "custom cable" before... ;)
> Marcus Andree S. Magalhaes wrote:
>
>>Am I missing something here? How does actually a PrintPack cable work?
> It's a combination of hardware and software. The cable has a
> mini-din at one end and a large parallel plug at the other end. Inside
> the parallel end are some electronics that "know" how to translate
> Newton output to a variety of printers. When you plug in the cable it
> installs drivers for a host of printers on the Newton.
>
> Peter
>
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