Apple LaserWriter II

SharksFan22

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Dec 29, 2003

• #1

Anyone remember this old beast? I had one with an old Mac SE/30 and it worked very well, but only has a SCSI interface. My other printer seems to have died and I'm wondering if there's some kind of SCSI <-> USB connector available to attach this to my PB 800. Any one done this??

 

K

kfrs

macrumors newbie

• Dec 29, 2003

• #2

Try:
http://www.datapro.net/products/USB-SCSI.html

Apple Macintosh with
OS version 8.6 or newer to connect to
SCSI peripherals through the USB bus.

Simply insert the SCSI connector into
the peripheral and plug the USB
connector into the computer.

 

MisterMe

macrumors G4

• Dec 29, 2003

• #3

Re: Apple LaserWriter II

Originally posted by SharksFan22
Anyone remember this old beast? I had one with an old Mac SE/30 and it worked very well, but only has a SCSI interface. My other printer seems to have died and I'm wondering if there's some kind of SCSI <-> USB connector available to attach this to my PB 800. Any one done this??

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The LaserWriter II had a LocalTalk interface.

 

MoparShaha

Contributor

• Dec 29, 2003

• #4

Re: Re: Apple LaserWriter II

Originally posted by MisterMe
The LaserWriter II had a LocalTalk interface.

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Actually, there was one model that came with a SCSI interface.

 

iJon

macrumors 604

• Dec 29, 2003

• #5

for the price of adapters like that you can get a good injet printer tha will be better anyways.

iJon

 

SharksFan22

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Dec 29, 2003

• #6

This was, in fact, one of the SCSI-based units not the LocalTalk one. I wish it was a LocalTalk one 'cuz then I could use this handy LocalTalk <-> USB adapter I already own! 🙂

About the price -- I agree. Thanks for all the pointers though. It was a great printer and I was just looking for a way to leverage it w/o spendning a ton of cash.