Subject: ADB on Quadra 950 [was: printing to hp deskjet 500]
To: Sean Riley <sean@therileys.org>
From: Philip Brodd <pbrodd@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/03/2000 22:25:41
Not as far as I can tell.  I'm only able to boot using a seria console.

Phil


On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Sean Riley wrote:

> Sorry if this is old territory, but I just joined the list.  Have the ADb issues
> been resolved on the 950 ??? <doesn't want to get his hopes up>
> 
> Philip Brodd wrote:
> 
> > I've connected an HP DeskJet 500 to a Quadra 950 (running 1.5) using a serial
> > cable that came with an old Mac modem.
> >
> > An old post on this issue from the archives suggests trying to communicate with
> > the printer via a terminal program to see if it's listening.  I'd like to try
> > this, but I'm not sure how to do it.
> >
> > Would Minicom work for this purpose?  And would I just point it at /dev/tty01
> > and start typing, or something?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Phil
>