2 Jan
2002
2 Jan
'02
6:32 a.m.
! From: Tothwolf [mailto:tothwolf@concentric.net]
!
!
! On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Robert Schaefer wrote:
!
! > I would imagine it was to talk to the printer. IIRC early Macs used
! > SCSI printers, too. Pretty neat. I wonder how hard a SCSI <->
! > parallel interface would be to build.
!
! I seem to remember seeing a few companies offer these kinds
! of bridges,
! but I doubt they would work for anything other then a printer.
I have here on my desk, an UNused Hewlett Packard 88395 SCSI/Parallel
Interface. With it's power supply. :-) Need any more info? Like what's
inside?
! I have a SCSI <-> ethernet bridge around here somewhere. I
! think it was
! made for older Macs that lacked nubus or another means of
! expansion. It
! reports itself as a disk device, but I haven't done much with it yet.
That's a neat thing. Do you remember who the manufacturer is?
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3 Jan
3 Jan
1:13 a.m.
One of ADAPTEC's more successful items in the mid-'80's was their
"Nodem,"
which was a SCSI <=> ETHERNET bridge box. There are also plenty of ETHERNET
<=> printer port devices about. If you combined those, perhaps that would
do what you need without trying to whittle it yourself.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Woyciesjes" <DAW(a)yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 1:32 PM
Subject: RE: NEXT Color Printer find
! From: Tothwolf [mailto:tothwolf@concentric.net]
!
!
! On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Robert Schaefer wrote:
!
! > I would imagine it was to talk to the printer. IIRC early Macs used
! > SCSI printers, too. Pretty neat. I wonder how hard a SCSI <->
! > parallel interface would be to build.
!
! I seem to remember seeing a few companies offer these kinds
! of bridges,
! but I doubt they would work for anything other then a printer.
I have here on my desk, an UNused Hewlett Packard 88395 SCSI/Parallel
Interface. With it's power supply. :-) Need any more info? Like what's
inside?
! I have a SCSI <-> ethernet bridge around here somewhere. I
! think it was
! made for older Macs that lacked nubus or another means of
! expansion. It
! reports itself as a disk device, but I haven't done much with it yet.
That's a neat thing. Do you remember who the manufacturer is?
--- David A Woyciesjes
--- C & IS Support Specialist
--- Yale University Press
--- mailto:david.woyciesjes@yale.edu
--- (203) 432-0953
--- ICQ # - 905818
4 Jan
4 Jan
1:46 p.m.
On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, David Woyciesjes wrote:
! From: Tothwolf [mailto:tothwolf@concentric.net]
! I have a SCSI <-> ethernet bridge around here somewhere. I
! think it was
! made for older Macs that lacked nubus or another means of
! expansion. It
! reports itself as a disk device, but I haven't done much with it yet.
That's a neat thing. Do you remember who the manufacturer is?
Just dug it out of storage. It's an Asante EN/SC, the original desktop
version that needs 12V AC. On the front of the unit, it has power, traffic
and link indicator leds, a TN-TP/AUI switch and an AUI port. The rear of
the unit has a BNC, RJ45, 2x 25 pin scsi connectors, the scsi ID switch,
and the power input jack. It is built like a tank and is quite heavy
considering its case is all aluminum.
-Toth
2:23 p.m.
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
Just dug it out of storage. It's an Asante EN/SC,
the original desktop
version that needs 12V AC. On the front of the unit, it has power, traffic
and link indicator leds, a TN-TP/AUI switch and an AUI port. The rear of
the unit has a BNC, RJ45, 2x 25 pin scsi connectors, the scsi ID switch,
and the power input jack. It is built like a tank and is quite heavy
considering its case is all aluminum.
YES!! That one! Can you post the specs for the PSU? I have the
adapter, but no wall wart. That may render the PB 145 semi-desirable.
Doc
3:08 p.m.
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Doc wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
Well, it uses a 2.1mm ID, 5.5mm OD coaxial power connector. I don't have
the original wall wart, but I took my unit apart some time ago and figured
out that it needed 12V AC 800-1000ma. More often then not, anything with
an AUI port that uses a wall wart will use 12V, often AC, but sometimes
DC.
What's a PB 145?
-Toth
Just dug it out of storage. It's an Asante
EN/SC, the original desktop
version that needs 12V AC. On the front of the unit, it has power, traffic
and link indicator leds, a TN-TP/AUI switch and an AUI port. The rear of
the unit has a BNC, RJ45, 2x 25 pin scsi connectors, the scsi ID switch,
and the power input jack. It is built like a tank and is quite heavy
considering its case is all aluminum.
YES!! That one! Can you post the specs for the PSU? I have the
adapter, but no wall wart. That may render the PB 145 semi-desirable.
4:41 p.m.
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
What's a PB 145?
A PowerBook 145B. A 68030 @25mHz, no FPU, 4MB RAM, 80M harddrive, 10"
greyscale, and this one doesn't even have the battery anymore. No
ethernet, no pcmcia. It was part of the package for a QuickTake camera.
Thanks for the specs.
Doc
5:06 p.m.
On Sat, 5 Jan 2002, Doc wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
Ah, that explains it. It should work as long as it has a scsi port. The
Asante website had the drivers last time I checked. I don't know what
versions of MacOS they support. I think I might have archived a copy that
I can send you if they don't have them up anymore.
-Toth
What's a PB 145?
A PowerBook 145B. A 68030 @25mHz, no FPU, 4MB RAM, 80M harddrive, 10"
greyscale, and this one doesn't even have the battery anymore. No
ethernet, no pcmcia. It was part of the package for a QuickTake camera.
Thanks for the specs.
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