Re: [NTLK] Print Pack

From: Jon Glass <jonglass_at_usa.net>
Date: Thu Sep 28 2006 - 04:56:59 EDT

On 9/28/06, Martin Joseph <NT@stillnewt.org> wrote:
> > No, I don't think so. The print pack thingies (as well as the GDT
> > powerprint thingies) converted Appletalk into parallel.
> <snip>
>
> Really? I don't think that's right? Isn't it just a straight up
> serial to parallel convertor with a buffer in it? I don't think
> these devices did "appletalk"?

I think he meant to say that they converted serial to parallel. I
don't know about the buffers, etc. but a simple pin conversion is not
what these things do. There is some kind of circuitry involved.

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