Any tips on using an ImageWriter II with a Lisa?

[Huxley]

Probably a super basic question but just in case there's some esoteric knowledge needed: I have a Lisa 2/10 running Lisa OS and the 7/7 application suite. I've also got an Apple ImageWriter II printer which I brought back to life tonight (it was making horrendous noises but it was just in need of a deep cleaning).

I'd like to be able to print from LisaWrite or LisaDraw. Is there any inherent issue problem combining these two together? I've been poking around in some ancient USENET info-dumps and there's quite a bit of info about using the older ImageWriter 1, but I don't see much about using the II...

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Huxley

 

[Scott Baret]

As long as you can find the correct cable, it will work just fine. When I had a Lisa years ago, I used an original Imagewriter on it.

There were several revisions of the ImageWriter II owners manual. The earliest 1985 printings detailed how to connect it to a Lisa, so it's also officially Apple sanctioned.

The ImageWriter II was compatible with pretty much every Apple ever made except the Apple I (although it's getting tougher and tougher to use it on a modern Mac).

 

[Huxley]

As long as you can find the correct cable, it will work just fine. When I had a Lisa years ago, I used an original Imagewriter on it.

There were several revisions of the ImageWriter II owners manual. The earliest 1985 printings detailed how to connect it to a Lisa, so it's also officially Apple sanctioned.

The ImageWriter II was compatible with pretty much every Apple ever made except the Apple I (although it's getting tougher and tougher to use it on a modern Mac).

Super helpful info - thank you!

I'm delighted to report that a set of fresh ImageWriter II ink ribbons arrived today, and after some trial-and-error with various combinations of serial cables and null-modem adapters, the Lisa and ImageWriter are working beautifully!

Spoiler alert: if anyone is coming to the "Happy Birthday, Apple!" event at the Computer History Museum on March 28th, we're going to have this Lisa + printer set up for visitors to use in the creation of their own "birthday card" printouts. It should be a bunch of fun!

Huxley