Technical information

Connecting to the optional LocalTalk interface involves basically three
steps: assembling the proper interface cabling (use a LocalTalk-type
kit such as Farallon's PhoneNET, available from your QMS vendor),
making the connection, and making sure the necessary printing files
are installed on the Macintosh.
The optional LocalTalk interface is used to print if
Your host is any member of the Apple Macintosh family. The
instructions in this chapter explain how to connect a Macintosh
(via either a direct connection or through a LocalTalk network
connection) to the QMS 1060E Print System.
Your host is an IBM PC or compatible microcomputer, worksta-
tion, minicomputer, or mainframe computer that connects through
a print network (such as AppleShare) using LocalTalk-type con-
nectors and boxes.
If you’re connecting to a host such as these, you may need addi-
tional hardware or software. See your host or network documen-
tation for details specific to your setup.
Interface is the point at which two elements connect so they can work
together. Printer-host interface is the way a printer connects to and
works with a host (for example, a microcomputer, minicomputer,
mainframe computer, or a network), and it involves both hardware
and software. The way your printer interfaces with a host depends on
many things, including host type, host ports available, interface
cabling, application software, printer emulations, and printer drivers.