From: karel Jansens (kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be)
Date: Tue Apr 05 2005 - 16:18:55 PDT
Martin Joseph wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2005, at 9:49 AM, Adriano wrote:
> <snip>
>
>>if you want to print directly from the MessagePad/eMate, the Newton
>>printer cable is what you need.
>>All the printers you have was standard when this cable was produced.
>>The Newton printer cable got a Mac 8din connector on a side and a
>>parallel connector on the other.
>
> This is wrong. You can print to a stylewriter or stylewriter II or to
> any Apple postscript printer that has a mini din 8 port (just like the
> newton dongle round end), via a regular old apple printer cable (the
> one your imagewriter uses).
Not only an Apple PostScript printer. I installed a PostScript card
and an AppleTalk port card in my LaerJet 4 and it churns out
beautiful, crisp PostScript printouts.
I suspect the PrintPack will come cheaper, but LaserJet $s appear to
be in regular supply on eBay...
Karel Jansens
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