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In article <16500001@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, tundra@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
> Help!  
> 
> HAVE YOU HOOKED UP A LASERWRITER TO YOUR VMS SYSTEM?!?
> 
> I am confused about what synchronization takes place on 
> a spooled queue and how many pins have to be wired on the
> connector.  Have tried a few things already and it looks
> like the dreaded RTS/CTS and DSR/DTR are going to be problems.
> And it seems that the VAX is sending on 2 instead of 3!!!???!!!

John,

	And I always thought 'transmitted data' was supposed to be on line 2!
What you are saying is you hooked up the printer to a VAX port and connected 
the printer 'transmitted data' line to the VAX 'transmitted data' line and it 
didn't work.  No kidding!  Use a NULL modem cable.  The cable switches lines 2 
& 3 as well as 6 & 20.  That will fix that problem.  Now you have to determine 
what forms of flow control the Laserwriter wants.  The VAX can be configured
different ways in terms of flow control but the most obvious is XON/XOFF.  What
lines need to be attached fox that to work, you say?  XON/XOFF are characters
control-q and control-s.  All you need are lines 2 and 3.  For DSR/DTR, you 
need lines 6 & 20 connected.  Look in the section on 'SET TERMINAL' in the DCL 
dictionary and your Laserwriter book for how to proceed.

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