Pinouts -- PrinterPort -> Chips ?

#1 Mon, 2 Jul 2012 - 01:57

My SE/30 is functioning perfectly except for the fact that I cannot get anything to recognize the printer port (serial port shows up) in things like techtool pro, OMS midi etc....

I must have burned a trace somewhere ? Looks like there are 8 pins on the printer port....Curious if this is something I can jump and if so, how exactly ?

Thanks for any help.

#2 Mon, 2 Jul 2012 - 02:39

Never mind this nonsense....I had appletalk on the printer port and apparently that caused the issue.

#3 Mon, 2 Jul 2012 - 20:10

If one were to view a years worth of old posts in comp.sys.mac.system or comp.sys.mac.misc back in the late 80s or early 90s, one would probably find a dozen postings a month with the same problem. It's just been so long, we've forgotten the (previously) common problems and solutions.

#4 Mon, 2 Jul 2012 - 20:22

Yep, Appletalk was awesome for its time, especially the part about using the non-implemented pair of wires strung throughout a single telephone line home.

But it kinda reduces the total number of serial ports to something like 1.5 for all practical purposes.

Ditto on the fossilized troubleshooting know-how front.

#5 Mon, 2 Jul 2012 - 20:54

Don't forget serial and floppy drive performance limitations, or the LC 5200 weirdness.

#6 Mon, 2 Jul 2012 - 22:08

My SE/30 is functioning perfectly except for the fact that I cannot get anything to recognize the printer port (serial port shows up) in things like techtool pro, OMS midi etc...

Erm, the printer port is a serial port!

#7 Tue, 3 Jul 2012 - 04:59

Ah yes...I meant Modem port of course.

Pinouts -- PrinterPort -&gt; Chips ?

Pinouts -- PrinterPort -> Chips ?