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  1. jack 68k

    USB-Serial Adapter and Cable Options

    Creating this thread to track USB-Serial adapters and cables that can be used to make a serial connection between a Classic Mac and a modern machine. In case you haven't seen it: Reconnaissance: Modern Diagnostics for Your Classic Mac USB Serial Adapters Mac hosts: adapters with the FTDI...
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    • Forum: Macintosh II
  2. C

    Programming the Convergent WorkSlate

    Many folks may be unaware of the oddball WorkSlate from Convergent Technologies, a 1983 slab portable with a 6800-family CPU where everything is a spreadsheet. It was a commercial failure after seven months and Convergent took millions of dollars in losses on it. A printer/plotter (with the...
  3. retr01

    [HELP NEEDED] Changing the long mini DB8 cable to connect from Mac to IW II printer

    So, I am not sure if I want the new AirTalk thingy by Cheesestraws over at 68kmla because of the reported slow throughput and slow printing than normal. A LocalTalk card for the Imagewriter II printer is insanely priced off eBay. o_O And I don't want to go to the LocalTalk route, anyway. I'd...
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