Hi,
Marion.Bates_at_dartmouth.edu (Marion Bates) said:
> Hi all,
>
>
> My mom has the following setup:
>
>
> - Beige G3 minitower
>
> - Apple LaserWriter Pro 600
>
> - OS 9.1
>
>
> The printer and Mac are connected via LocalTalk. (This printer requires
> AppleTalk.)
>
>
> She is afraid that the next upgrade (OS X) will make the printer unuseable,
> since Apple is phasing out LocalTalk (this Mac is the last model that still
> comes with a damn serial port).
>
>
> The printer has no Ethernet capability, but it does have a parallel port in
> addition to the LocalTalk port.
>
>
> The questions are: Is there any sort of hardware/software conversion kit that
> would allow the Mac to use that parallel port if LocalTalk becomes unavailable
> in the future?
There are Mac USB to _serial_ adapters which let you use your old printers.
Whether these work in OSX I can't say...I've not scraped enough money
together yet to afford a modern enough Mac to run OSX ;-(
--
Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Received on Thu Mar 29 2001 - 11:39:18 BST