26 Jul
2002
26 Jul
'02
9:42 a.m.
Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, /mpm wrote:
I don't recall ever seeing one - just reading the press releases in the
Apple II rags that were still around at the time ('88 or '89, IIRC). It
was billed mostly as printer sharing solution for those who couldn't
afford a network.
I believe PaceMark was bought by Okidata in the early 90's, so they
might be able to provide some insight.
Mike
/mpm
The II Easy Print system was a 256K or 512K
(expandable to 2 Meg)
self-switching buffered box that connected SuperSerial cards from up to
5 IIe's to the same ImageWriter II printer, though I recall hearing you
could get up to 7 working connections with a little effort.
On the IIgs and the Mac, it used ports (PCs were also supported).
Made by PaceMark and available through various Apple hardware dealers of
the day. Cost about $600 IIRC, for 5 connections and 512K.
The card you have is a buffer for the box.
Thanks for the info. Tony was mostly right after all ;)
Have any idea what the box looks like so I can keep an eye out for it?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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