[X4U] Centronics to USB cable

[Daly Jessup]

At 9:10 PM -0800 2/2/06, Daly Jessup wrote:
>At 8:18 PM -0800 2/2/06, Randy B.Singer wrote:
>>Dorothy Hennings said:
>>
>>>Where can this cable be found? I have aPersonalLaserWriter that 
>>>has a Centronics socket. I could then use the printer with my G4 
>>>iMac
>>
>>
>>Well, first, which "Personal LaserWriter" do you have?  If it is an SC or
>>an LS, there are no OS X drivers for it.
>>
>>If it is one of the other Personal LaserWriters, it is a LocalTalk
>>printer, and a LocalTalk to Ethernet adapter will be much more reliable
>>than a Centronics adapter, in my experience.
>>The LocalTalk to Ethernet adapter that I recommend is the EtherMac iPrint
>>Adapter LT from Proxim (the similar AsanteTalk EtherTalk to LocalTalk
>>adapter from Asante is not as reliable).  You can find one on eBay.  For
>>example:
>>
>><http://cgi.ebay.com/Farallon-EtherMac-iPrint-Adapter-LT_W0QQitemZ586128288
>>2QQcategoryZ80061QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
>
>I think she said it was a 16/600, which as far as I know is the 
>model I have, and it has an older ethernet port. That seems to me 
>the way to go. If there's other kind of 16/600, I don't know about 
>it.  But mine is a full PostScript laser printer and not a "personal 
>laser printer" at all.
>
>Here is an example: 
><http://www.mac-pro.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.60/it.A/id.481/.f>

Oops, I lost the thread. It IS a "Personal LaserWriter". Sorry.

Daly