CompuServe Messages

Rich: I have an Imagewriter I hooked up, and it's very simple. If you have indeed set the serial parameters correctly, all you need is a serial cable with three wires (well, maybe 4). The thing to make sure of is that the cable is a "printer" or "null modem" cable. If you try to use a straight modem cable, it will do just what you described, "nothing". Don't worry about the exact serial word format at first, instead make sure you actually have a good connection on the vital pins (2,3,7,20), and make sure 2 & 3 are "crossed". If you're connected, even the wrong format or speed will usually give you some stray characters on the printer. Ariel (p.s. That's Imagewriter 1, not Imagewriter "I" hooked up…)