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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 2425/2425
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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.
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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.
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To connect your printer to a single Macintosh, you must have
Two PhoneNET-type transformer boxes: one with a DIN-8 con-
nector for the printer port and one with a DIN-8 connector for the
Macintosh port
An RJ11 (telephone) cable
Two terminating resistors to close the open sockets left in the
transformer boxes after the connection is made