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Q: Can an Apple Stylewriter 1200 & StylewriterII + Mac OSX 10.6.3 connect?

On one of those happy days I have just been given about 50 unused black ink cartridges "BJ BC-01" as used in my old Stylewriters. I still have both Stylewriters in good condition but unused for years. Is there a USB to serial adapter on the market that can be used to connect an iMac running OSX 10.5.3 so that I can print routine b & w pages and use up these many ink cartridges?

I have an old Keyspan usb to serial adapter part no USA-28X but that does not seem to work.

Ideas please.

iMac i5 27", Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Apr 27, 2010 2:59 AM

by Matt Broughton,Solvedanswer
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Glad to hear you got it sorted out. I don't think we have had a Stylewriter that didn't work yet.

I can't take any credit for writing any of the software. The original software driver was written a long time ago by Monroe Williams. He wrote the driver so he could use the Stylewriter on an old Unix system. The packaging of the lpstyl driver and the AppleScripts for installing things were done by Christian Walther.

Posted on May 30, 2010 11:14 AM

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Q: Can an Apple Stylewriter 1200 & StylewriterII + Mac OSX 10.6.3 connect?

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  • by Matt Broughton,

    Matt Broughton Matt Broughton Aug 12, 2010 4:43 PM in response to hillmore
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    Aug 12, 2010 4:43 PM in response to hillmore
    Did you run both the AppleScripts? One is to set the serial port. The second one is to add your printer.

    Did you remember to install Ghostscript?

  • by hillmore,

    hillmore hillmore Aug 13, 2010 4:17 AM in response to Matt Broughton
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    Aug 13, 2010 4:17 AM in response to Matt Broughton
    matt,
    yes i installed both...I also tried both port options Applescript offered me, 'Bluetooth modem' and 'PDA'

  • by Matt Broughton,

    Matt Broughton Matt Broughton Aug 13, 2010 5:50 AM in response to hillmore
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    Aug 13, 2010 5:50 AM in response to hillmore
    hillmore wrote:
    yes i installed both...I also tried both port options Applescript offered me, 'Bluetooth modem' and 'PDA'


    That sounds like you did not install the drivers for the USB to serial adapter.

  • by hillmore,

    hillmore hillmore Aug 13, 2010 6:28 AM in response to Matt Broughton
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    Aug 13, 2010 6:28 AM in response to Matt Broughton
    ah...you may be/are right...all I did was buy a usb/ps2 adapter (for 99p on ebya) and attach it to the cable to plug into the mac. what should I do/have done, and what sort of adapter do I need?
    so grateful for your help and advice

  • by Matt Broughton,

    Matt Broughton Matt Broughton Aug 13, 2010 7:58 AM in response to hillmore
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    Aug 13, 2010 7:58 AM in response to hillmore

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    hillmore hillmore Aug 13, 2010 9:52 AM in response to Matt Broughton
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    Aug 13, 2010 9:52 AM in response to Matt Broughton
    ...the usb adapter fitted on the end of the cable that has always had one end plugged into the stylewriter...the cable has 8 holes/sockets...surely, the fact that my mimi mac recognises the 1200 and lists it as a printer means the cable works (or have i got it wrong again?)

  • by Matt Broughton,

    Matt Broughton Matt Broughton Aug 13, 2010 11:29 AM in response to hillmore
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    Aug 13, 2010 11:29 AM in response to hillmore
    hillmore wrote:
    ...the usb adapter fitted on the end of the cable that has always had one end plugged into the stylewriter...the cable has 8 holes/sockets


    You may have a useable USB adapter. Perhaps if you posted the brand and model number of the adapter, we could determine whether it will work or not. What you are calling a ps/2 USB adapter may be a Mac serial USB adapter.

    ...surely, the fact that my mimi mac recognises the 1200 and lists it as a printer means the cable works (or have i got it wrong again?)


    You added a printer queue when you ran one of the AppleScripts included with the lpstyl software. That does not mean your computer recognizes the printer. In fact, the computer will never see how a serial printer identifies itself. In serial printing, we specify the port that the printer is on. The computer only recognizes the port, not the printer.

  • by hillmore,

    hillmore hillmore Aug 18, 2010 9:48 AM in response to Matt Broughton
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    Aug 18, 2010 9:48 AM in response to Matt Broughton
    Matt,
    I have just got a keyspan adapter (on ebay.co.uk), downloaded the keyspan drivers - and printed a page using the Stylewriter. I am very grateful to you for your help, advice - and patience. Thanks
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