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. And I don't want to go to the LocalTalk route, anyway. I'd rather my IW II printer have the memory buffer card I picked up for just $5 off eBay.
I will get a 25 feet long mini DB8 serial cable. I realize that one end needs to be adjusted so that the TX and RX are switched appropriately to connect a Mac to the IW II printer. I noticed that @joethezombie mentioned chopping off one end and attaching a new mini DB8 connector with changes to the pin-out:
I have trouble understanding how exactly it is done. Can someone please show me pictures or videos of how it is done? Thank you.
I will get a 25 feet long mini DB8 serial cable. I realize that one end needs to be adjusted so that the TX and RX are switched appropriately to connect a Mac to the IW II printer. I noticed that @joethezombie mentioned chopping off one end and attaching a new mini DB8 connector with changes to the pin-out:
Printer cable for 128K or 512K Mac (DE9 to MiniDIN8)
I would like to get My ImageWriter II working with my Mac. I don't have the cable, though. I have a 25' MiniDIN8 cable I found at a surplus store. If I chop it, and put DE9 connector on the end, what is the pinout? Is it just a null-modem cable as detailed on the ADTPro website? I would...
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I have trouble understanding how exactly it is done. Can someone please show me pictures or videos of how it is done? Thank you.
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