Re: [NTLK] [OT] iChat 1.0 revert problems?

From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Sun Jan 18 2004 - 14:35:44 PST


On Jan 18, 2004, at 3:08 PM, Larry Zasitko wrote:

>
> On Sunday, January 18, 2004, at 01:45 PM, Martin Joseph wrote:
>>
>> There are issues with older printers that only have mini din-8 serial
>> connectors, as Panther doesn't support Appletalk over localtalk, or
>> serial printing (officially) and none of the macs since the original
>> iMac (c1998) have the old school port.
>>
> Marty,
>
> Yes but Belkin makes a usb to mini din adapter unfortunately it works
> only under OS9 not OSX, but Keyspan does make an adapter that will work
> under OSX so with that you can plug in older printers.
>

I think that is a serial only device anyhow, so it wouldn't work for
localtalk to ethernet. Only for serial printers.

The Asantetalk is more like what I am referring to.

Marty

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