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- From: rowley@theporch.raider.net (Michael Rowland)
- Subject: Re: SCSI id of a Laser Writer IIg
- Sender: bbs@theporch.raider.net (Waffle BBS login)
- Message-ID: <3RP4wB6w165w@theporch.raider.net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 08:36:49 GMT
- References: <1993Jan4.102428.11560@tdb.uu.se>
- Organization: The MacInteresteds of Nashville, Tn.
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- bredell@tdb.uu.se (Mats Bredell) writes:
-
- > Michael Rowland (rowley@theporch.raider.net) wrote:
- > : gpb@gpb-mac (greg berryman ) writes:
- > :
- > : > zmyd02@hou.amoco.com (Denton Meredith) writes:
- > : > : In article 29412@hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk, ivan sin <ivan-sin@cuhk.hk> () wri
- > : > : >How can I find out the SCSI id of a IIg printer?
- > : > : >Is it id=7 just like the id of a mac system, I guess?
- > : > :
- > : > :
- > : > :
- > : > No.
- > : >
- > : > Every SCSI device has an address, including the CPU.
- > : >
- > : > Greg.
- > : >
- > : Printers are not SCSI devices. They are usually AppleTalk (serial), or
- > : sometimes Direct serial connected.
- > : The Mac cpu is always SCSI address 7. If your computer has an internal
- > : hard drive, chances are it's SCSI address = 0. There can be up to six
- > : devices in between, but their SCSI ID's are not dependent on startup
- > : order... they each have a fixed ID #.
- > : Some hard drives let you change their ID's by software...avoid them.
- >
- > I don't know exactly what the original poster meant by his question, but if
- > the laser printer supports a SCSI hard disk for font storage, it certainly
- > must be a SCSI device. But from the Mac point of view, it's a simple serial
- > or appletalk device.
- >
- > So, when connecting a SCSI hard disk to a laser printer, what's the SCSI id
- > of the printer?
- >
- What I meant was the printer does NOT have a SCSI ID on his Mac's SCSI
- bus. The SCSI buses of the computer and the printer are in no way
- connected together. The original post sounded as if he wished to connect
- his printer to his computer through the SCSI port. (unlikely, I realize,
- but people have done stranger things.)
- The printer and its dedicated hard drive certainly share their own little
- SCSI bus, and, following Apple's conventions, the printer is either 0 or
- 7 (I don't know which). While I can get behind simple curiosity, wanting
- to know for the sake of knowing what the printer's ID is, I can't think
- of a practical reason for knowing... unless one plans to connect more
- than 6 hard drives to the printer. Equally unlikely.
-
- jmr
-
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