Stew Benedict wrote: >On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, isaac wrote: > >>hi, >> >>[note: x86 people, please don't answer this, this is for PPC folks only] >> >>has anyone tried using a usb to serial adapter to connect an older >>printer (or other gizmo)? >> >>it'd be good to know before spending the $$ on it. >> >>the other sorry solution is to set up a whole "oldworld" machine with >>actual serial ports to be a printer server, but that's crazy, and i'd >>rather not have it taking up the space. >> > >I've used the Keyspan PDA adapter to connect my camera. It's OK if you >don't push the speed too hard. > >Stew Benedict > Just to share the experience:
I bought a Belkin USB to serial adapter for Mac, model # F5U103-MAC. It does not work. I found a kernel module called belkin_sa but it's probably for x86 version of this adapter (or something else entirely). In any case, it shows up briefly as "unknown device" then disappears from USBview. Upon further investigation, it doesn't support the printer I wanted to hook up anyway (HP LaserJet 4 with a PowerPrint adapter--which did work pretty well on a 7200 after a LOT of setup difficulty). So this thing's going back to the store. :| -i
