flexo
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My horrible luck continues
I've got an ImageWriter II (A9M0310). I've managed to get it working with a PowerBook G3, but not with the Lisa. I bought a 8-Pin to D connector cable (it has a printer icon on the 8-pin side and an Apple logo on the other, with only 6 pins on the D connector side) but I get a "Lisa is having difficulty printing" window whenever I try.
I've tried the following:
I also found this, which mentions a "Modem Eliminator Cable" (this?) but nowhere in the manual such a cable is mentioned? It just says "plug the remaining end of the cable to Lisa's printer Port B." Perhaps I've used the wrong cable, in that case, I hope I didn't fry anything up.. =/
I've got an ImageWriter II (A9M0310). I've managed to get it working with a PowerBook G3, but not with the Lisa. I bought a 8-Pin to D connector cable (it has a printer icon on the 8-pin side and an Apple logo on the other, with only 6 pins on the D connector side) but I get a "Lisa is having difficulty printing" window whenever I try.
I've tried the following:
- Using both Serial A and Serial B ports (configured using Preferences, setting it to "Imagewriter / II DMP")
- Using two different cables (I am not sure if I should trust the cables, I bought them in a "pack" along with other cables, one badly damaged. They are both Apple branded though.) - I bought another one, not sure if its correct, but I'll try it with it also.
- Setting the DIP switches according to the Lisa FAQ.
I also found this, which mentions a "Modem Eliminator Cable" (this?) but nowhere in the manual such a cable is mentioned? It just says "plug the remaining end of the cable to Lisa's printer Port B." Perhaps I've used the wrong cable, in that case, I hope I didn't fry anything up.. =/
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