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Re: Where can I get an epson fx-80+ driver for my Mac?

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From: Dr A.P. Whichello
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 03:01
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David. E. Goble <degoble@gtech> wrote:


> I actually have a MacSE/30 and a Brother M-1109 printer. This printer
> has a parrallel(?) and a serial port. It is setup to emulate an Epson
> Fx-80+. So I think all I need is a cable (a mac to serial cable) and a
> software driver.
> 

Chuck's Printer Driver will drive it. I used to use this to drive my
lq-850. Very Slowly...

> Is a mac to serial cable the same as an imagewriter2 to Pc cable?

Nope, the mac to serial cable is probably not a null modem cable (ie
RS232 (DB25 plug) lines 2 and 3 are not transposed)

Adrian.

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Subject: Re: Where can I get an epson fx-80+ driver for my Mac?
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