Josh Hope
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On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Dr. Bill Studenmund wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Charles Youse wrote:
> 
> > Are you sure this is a serial printer?
> > 
> > 
> > Chuck
> 
> Good question. It should either be a DB-25, or a Centronics-36 plug (most
> external mac SCSI cases use Centronics-50 connecters to give an example).

Yes, I believe it is a Centronics-36 plug. The printer came with a
Centronics-36 to DB-25 cable. This is why I needed the gender changer and
the modem DB-25 to Din 8 cable.

I can't answer the question wether or not it is a serial printer. 

> If it really is a serial printer, then a standard mac-to-modem (Din-8 to
> DB-25) cable should work. (none of the macs which run NetBSD should have
> DB-9 connectors for the serial ports)
> 
> > On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Joshua E Hope wrote:
> > 
> > > Thanks a lot. Now...any idea why my printer responds not at all when I try
> > > an lpr command?
> > > 
> > > None of the lights change, it just sits there. For those of you who missed
> > > my last message: It seems to be a standard dot matrix printer, an Epson
> > > ActiveWriter 1000. It's a PC printer, and I have the cord in the back of
> > > it routed through a gender changer to a normal DB-29 to Mac DB-9 cable,
> > > plugged into my printer port. I fixed /etc/printcap to uncomment the local
> > > line printer lines (the first entry in there, I believe).
> > > 
> > > Are there numbers in printcap I must screw around with to get it to
> > > respond or should it respond anyway?
> 
> All you have to do is get the baud rate right.

What are some possible baud rate settings?

> Can you talk to it using a terminal emulator under MacOS?

I'm not sure, I haven't tried. I'm sorta avoiding having to restart the
machine...but I'll try. What are some commands I should try sending?

> Take care,
> 
> Bill
> 
>