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