Re: PRINTing from my Rainbow 100

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From: Warner Losh
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 16:53

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In article <1992Oct26.115356.101@actew.oz.au> isb_stephen@actew.oz.au writes:
>	I believe the Rainbow printer port is a serial printer port,
>	not a parallel port.  A standard PC printer and cable won't work.

The Rainbow has two RS232 serial ports.  It does not have a parallel
port, nor do I think there was ever a parallel port card available for
it.  If you want to use a parallel printer with it, then you will need
some sort of serial<->parallel interface "box".

Warner

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Warner Losh		imp@parcplace.COM	ParcPlace Boulder
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From: imp@solbourne.com (Warner Losh)
Subject: Re: PRINTing from my Rainbow 100
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