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Connecting a printer
The printer port on your computer can accept either a
direct cable connection (to a printer such as the StyleWriter)
or a network cable connection (to a printer such as the
LaserWriter II
NTX). The printer port is marked with this icon: [.
Some printers, including the Personal LaserWriter SC, are
connected through the SCSI port (marked with the icon
g).
Follow the instructions that came with your printer to connect it
to your computer.
s Warning: The StyleWriter printer comes with its own power
adapter. This power adapter is not interchangeable with your
computer’s power adapter. Connecting the computer’s power
adapter to the printer will not damage your equipment, but
the printer will not work properly.
Connecting the printer’s
power adapter to your computer will damage the adapter.
Use each power adapter only with the equipment for which it
was intended. (You may want to label the adapters.)
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Connecting a mouse or other ADB device
Your computer has one Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port, to which
you can connect optional low-power input devices (such as a
mouse) provided by Apple and other vendors. The ADB port has
this icon:
√.
Make sure that any such devices you connect are designed for
portable computers. Standard ADB devices designed for desktop
Macintosh computers may drain your battery very quickly, in
some cases even if the power adapter is plugged in. Low-power
devices are marked with this icon:
Á.
By connecting devices in a chain, you can attach up to three
devices to the ADB port. See the instructions that came with your
ADB device(s) for information about their power consumption,
and make sure that the total power drawn by all devices you’re
connecting does not exceed 200 mA.
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