Apple Laserwriter 8500 parallel lead?

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Hi all,

I have been trying to help a friend today re hooking up an Apple
Laserwriter 8500 to an XP PC.

The ear of the printer seems pretty well adorned with connectors
except the 'best' option (parallel) seems to have a non std sub 'D'
connector?

I did consider using the RJ45 interface but noticed the I/P address
was 0.0.0.0.

I 'think' I downloaded a config utility to run under windows but the
readme says I have to configure the i/p address via the parallel lead!
(doh).

So, anyone know where I can get hold of such a lead please? (or even
if it's worth making the effort ..?)

All the best ..

T i m (UK)

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On 12-Dec-2004, "Bob Kos" <see@text.for.eddress> wrote:

> > I have been trying to help a friend today re hooking up an Apple
> > Laserwriter 8500 to an XP PC.

Replied as to where to get the full manual in .pdf but your address
is BSh** and bounces. What you need is
<laserwriter_8500.pdf> 13-Sep-2002 15:46 18.8M

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Prior to switching to USB, I think most Apple printers used the serial port.

Bill Crocker


"T i m" <news@spaced.me.uk> wrote in message
news:lh0nr0d0f00rs1ehvvi8r44m40lv909gbq@4ax.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have been trying to help a friend today re hooking up an Apple
> Laserwriter 8500 to an XP PC.
>
> The ear of the printer seems pretty well adorned with connectors
> except the 'best' option (parallel) seems to have a non std sub 'D'
> connector?
>
> I did consider using the RJ45 interface but noticed the I/P address
> was 0.0.0.0.
>
> I 'think' I downloaded a config utility to run under windows but the
> readme says I have to configure the i/p address via the parallel lead!
> (doh).
>
> So, anyone know where I can get hold of such a lead please? (or even
> if it's worth making the effort ..?)
>
> All the best ..
>
> T i m (UK)

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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 18:24:05 -0500, "Bill Crocker"
<wcrocker007@comcast.net> wrote:

>Prior to switching to USB, I think most Apple printers used the serial port.
>
>Bill Crocker

Hi Bill,

Yeah, as did loads of 'PC' printers / plotters in their day ;-)

The serial ones were quite handy as I was able to 'remote' them from
the PC using line drivers or they could easily be hung from PABX's or
comms gear.

I'd have to say this 8500 was a surprise interfaces wise .. such a
choice (especially if you were printing to it from a Mac) .. had the
Centronics connector been 'std' (in the sense of 'common' we might
have been in business *now* ..;-)

All the best ..

T i m

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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:13:06 GMT, ato_zee@hotmail.com wrote:

>
>On 13-Dec-2004, T i m <news@spaced.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> Thaks for that .. I have since found that and confirm that the port we
>> need to use to configure the printer (even to be able to use the RJ45
>> port) is a 1284a (DB25 to suit the PC) to 1284c (to suit the 8500).
>
>Glad you managed to find it.

Well, I've now got the spec at least .. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m