At 7:22 PM -0400 5/7/01, josh@ssimr.com wrote:

:)Does anyone know how I could establish a serial connection between the
:)printer port on my PowerMac 6500/300's mini-din serial printer port
:)and a USB port on my my iMac. I just realized my life is actually
:)easier if I don't have to hook up a monitor to get at the Open
:)Firmware.

How should I word the docs to imply this (as it really is true when first
starting out).

:)Is there a cable? an adapter? do I need one of those usb to serial
:)converters? How cheap can I do it? Will someone who's done it let me
:)know.

You got it.  I use a Keyspan Twin Serial Port Adapter USA28x, which costs
around US$70.  You could probably get a cheaper "PDA" USB adapter for about
US$40.  Then you plug in a normal printer cable (it's really a null-modem
cable) and use Zterm to set up the connection.

Good luck,
  -- MW