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Article #2886Re: Direct Mac to LaserWriter connectio
From: Earle R. Horton
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1989 20:35
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1989 20:35
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In article <141200071@cdp> sklein@cdp.UUCP writes:
>
>>It is possible to connect a LaserWriter directly to a Mac using a round
>>8 pin to round 8 pin cable, thereby avoiding the extra cost of two LocalTalk
>
>Since this seems to be widely known, and easy to do, why does APDA sell
>an Asynchronous LaserWriter driver for the Mac? What possible use does
>this product have?
> -shabtai
Here is one possible use:
|-----|
| MAC |-------\
|-----| \ |----------|
\----| | |----|
| SWITCH |--------| LW |
/----| | |----|
|---------| / |----------|
| BRAND X |-------/
|---------|
Switches that will connect two or more computers, one at a time, to
the same peripheral can be an economical solution in some situations.
If the cost of outfitting BRAND X with a LocalTalk interface is
several times that of the serial line switch, then the Asynchronous
LaserWriter driver might be just the ticket.
Earle R. Horton
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!gatech!mcnc!decvax!dartvax!eleazar.dartmouth.edu!earleh From: earleh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Earle R. Horton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Direct Mac to LaserWriter connectio Message-ID: <15007@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> Date: 13 Aug 89 20:35:19 GMT References: <4251@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> <141200071@cdp> Sender: news@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU Reply-To: earleh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Earle R. Horton) Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 29