tia
jt

for $15, my IInt is now a LaserWriter IIg that's Postscript Level 2 and FAST! swapped out the IInt board with the one from the IIg with 8 megs on it and ZOOOOOOOOOOOM! now i have to find out if 32Megs from one of the IIfx's will work in it. black and white piccies from the eyemodule print much better and MUUUCH faster, gotta try AI9, maybe i won't have to use Acrobat reader as a print-workaround anymore!

what do IIg boards go for now on e-bay? there are a few more down there if anybody needs one to upgrade an older LaserWriter II. if anyone lives in the NYC vicinity, you can grab an entire IIg (sans paper tray) for around $20 (that was for quantity of 5). the whole printer might even work and the toner in the cartridge might be worth the price, Argo Electronics on Canal off Sixth.

muawahahahahahahaha!

jt

=8-)

back again: SAFETY TIDBIT

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If you vacuum toner with an ordinary vacuum, a static charge from the toner will build up in the vacuum and shock you. Toner works by static charge. Moving it, as in vacuuming, causes it to give up its charge to the vacuum. Without having a complete ground throughout the entire vacuum can cause charge to build up to quite a high potential. Be safe, use a toner vacuum.

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Edited by - alcoa on 15 Mar 2002 06:06:33

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I've been whacked by sawdust/shopvac/dust collector systems and that makes the worst carpet induced charge seem WIMPY! Trust me, you don't wanna try it with a substance specifically engineered for operating via static charge differentials! Also, you don't want your computer equipment to be the first thing you touch after vacuuming ANYTHING.

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I have a IINTX that I'm attempting to get working. The paper feed isn;t working right yet.

~Marchie

~Chaplain Marchie

it's not Ethernet, but OS X will print to it!

I beleive it has a few issues, but between the parts from the IIntx and it, I shoul dhave a fully working printer.

~Marchie

~Chaplain Marchie

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I may be able to get a Localtalk-Ethernet hardware bridge...
- ~Coxy

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"...the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."

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I may be able to get a Localtalk-Ethernet hardware bridge...
- ~Coxy

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Why not just take an older Mac with an Ethernet card, install LocalTalk Bridge on it, and have it running headless or something? That's what I do... (or at least, what I will do once I get a new power supply for my IIf and get it running... that will happen this summer.)

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The router, or the software solution? I was going to run the software anyway, but that would mean that I'd need to leave a mac on... 50 watts minimum, that is.

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1. Find a Mac with an Ethernet card. (The Mac has to have at least an '020 and should be running 7.1. It is recommended by Apple that the Mac be using Open Transport, rather than classic networking.)

2. Connect it to the Ethernet network in the normal fashion.

3. Connect it to the LocalTalk network in the normal fashion.

4. Install the LocalTalk Bridge control panel onto the Mac. Restart.

5. Configure the Mac for AppleTalk networking via Ethernet in the usual way.

6. In the LocalTalk Bridge control panel, turn the LocalTalk Bridge on and set its mode of network access to "public."

After completing these steps, devices on either the LocalTalk or the Ethernet network should be able to see each other and interact.

Is that of any use to anyone? :)

GORDOOM
Commander, Academic Operations Reserve
(University of Toronto, St. George Campus)
total Macs liberated: 14
(as of January 7, 2002)

Just my tidbit.

~Marchie

~Chaplain Marchie

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If you plan on useing OS X with the LocalTalk prnters, you should REALLY get OpenTransport on the Bridging computer.

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Edited by - Trash80toG-4 on 20 Mar 2002 16:14:32

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