21 Aug
2007
21 Aug
'07
9:27 a.m.
We just got given a "Power Mac 7500 Series" system (is that topical in here?),
my first mac. It has, among other things, an external box marked "Syquest"
and one "disk" that apparently goes with that, marked 200MB. Anybody
familiar with these? All of this stuff is new to me...
Also got a couple of printers with this system, a LJ5 and some Epson inkjet,
is there any reason I wouldn't be able to use these with any other hardware?
I dunno if it coming with the mac makes a difference here or not.
Wondering too if that system uses a standard VGA monitor, as that's one thing
we _didn't_ get with it.
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21 Aug
21 Aug
10:31 a.m.
--- "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at verizon.net> wrote:
We just got given a "Power Mac 7500 Series"
system
(is that topical in here?),
my first mac. It has, among other things, an
external box marked "Syquest"
and one "disk" that apparently goes with that,
marked 200MB. Anybody
familiar with these?
Yes. That is a Syquest drive and disk. :). It's
basically a removable platter hard disk system - the
disk cartridges have an aluminum platter inside.
Pretty fast, fairly reliable, and easy to use. No
drivers required with the SCSI version, especially
with a Macintosh.
Also got a couple of printers with this system, a
LJ5 and some Epson inkjet,
is there any reason I wouldn't be able to use these
with any other hardware?
I dunno if it coming with the mac makes a difference
here or not.
Maybe, maybe not. Check the connectors. Macintosh
printers typically have a 8 pin mini-din plug instead
of a parallel connector. This 8 pin connector is
serial. I have, in the past, used a Macintosh printer
with a PC clone with the aid of an adapter cable, and
running the printer off the PC's serial port.
Wondering too if that system uses a standard VGA
monitor, as that's one thing
we _didn't_ get with it.
Yes, it will use a standard monitor. You'll just need
to make (or find) an adapter. The sync rates and
everything are compatible, however, only the connector
is different. It's pretty easy to wire up an adapter,
and if you don't want to do that, those adapters are
(or used to be) very common.
-Ian
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