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Article #33448Re: How to hook more than two things to the mac's serial port
From: Phil Kahn
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1988 21:47
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1988 21:47
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In article <852@accelerator> czei@accelerator (Michael S. Czeiszperger) writes: >I've got a MIDI interface, modem, and printer at home, and am >constantly having to switch connections in order to use all >three. Does anyone know of a commercially available hardware >switch to allow all three to be connected at once? I would try >building a switch myself, but the individual parts needed are >hard to find and expensive; it would be easier to just by something. You may want to check out MacEnhancer by SoftStyle (800) 367-5600. It plugs into a serial port and it provides access to an Appletalk port (not a din8), two RS-232C ports, and a serial-to-parallel port (which they claim is useful for IBM printers). Selection of a given port is through the chooser. I assume connecting the RS-232C to a more standard Mac port requires only a cable (is this true?). I have no first hand experience with this product; only brochure information. Please let us know what you think if you buy it. (I think it is around $170-225). phil...
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!zodiac!meridian!pkahn From: pkahn@meridian.ads.com (Phil Kahn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: How to hook more than two things to the mac's serial port Keywords: mac, serial, printer, modem Message-ID: <5840@zodiac.UUCP> Date: 19 Oct 88 21:47:55 GMT References: <852@accelerator> Sender: news@zodiac.UUCP Reply-To: pkahn@meridian.UUCP (Phil Kahn) Organization: Advanced Decision Systems, Mt. View, CA (415) 941-3912 Lines: 21