Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site wjh12.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!panda!talcott!wjh12!bb From: bb@wjh12.UUCP (byer) Newsgroups: net.periphs Subject: Re: RS232-to-Centronics converter? Message-ID: <608@wjh12.UUCP> Date: Sun, 23-Jun-85 08:27:32 EDT Article-I.D.: wjh12.608 Posted: Sun Jun 23 08:27:32 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Jun-85 02:56:35 EDT References: <4420@allegra.UUCP> Organization: Psychology & Social Relations Dept., Harvard Univ. Lines: 22 > Mark Plotnick ( allegra!mp ) writes: > We have an inkjet printer that only has a Centronics interface, > but we'd like to feed it serial data from our VAX. .... > The Black Box gadgets do a bit more than what we really need, too. The problem here is not just wires & connectors, but Flow-Control. If you are using a non-DEC serial line controller, you might be equipped with DTR or CTS control. In this case, a simple adapter can be obtained which will `tie' the Centronics'line to the DTR/CTS. I have seen this adapter advertised in Byte (in the back among the flock of 1" x 2" ads) for < $100. If you have to use x-on/x-off flow control, you had better dig deeper into your pocket. One possibility is a `printer buffer' as is common among mono-tasking devotees. If you can find one that does what you need (and/or vice-versa), pls report back to the Net. If that fails, it's either hack-it-yourself (from a single-chip computer?) or call Black Box ($450, I think). Brent Byer (harvard!wjh12!bb) ``Hey, Paro, I think he broke the President.''