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- From: Russ Emmons <pug@apple.com>
- Subject: Re: Duo Printer?
- Sender: news@gallant.apple.com
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.223539.111@gallant.apple.com>
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- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 22:35:39 GMT
- References: <42586@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>
- Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
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- In article <42586@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> Kaneda, mlobbia@sdcc13.ucsd.edu writes:
- >How possible is it to design a printer that connects to the large expansion
- >port on the back of a Duo? Does anyone out there know enough technically to
- >say if this is possible?
-
- Is it technically possible? Electrically, at least, sure it is. Add a serial
- chip and address decoding circuitry to your printer board, supply a
- configuration rom to tell the docking handler the address of your serial
- chip (in slot E space), and cram that all in front of your printer circuitry,
- and you could probably be up and swimming without too much trouble.
-
- Or you might be able to create some sort of unit that simply plugs into
- the existing serial port...
-
- Russ
- pug@apple.com
-