Please pardon my near total ignorance of HP and Apple products. I need information on connecting an HP Deskwriter for an Apple computer to an IBM compatible PC through the serial port. Can it be done? Here's the background information. My brother-in-law's fifteen year-old daughter is trying to put together a computer system. Unfortunately they are dirt poor, so she is trying to build the system using donated and used components. She got the HP Deskwriter from her rich Aunt, but unfortunately, due to a burned out power component (card, supply, switch or whatever) not the Macintosh computer that was used with it. She can buy a used IBM compatible PCs fairly cheaply as they are plentiful, but she would like to attach the HP printer to the computer she buys. I looked through the printer manual and noted that a serial interface was supported; so I supposed that a PC driver might be available. I checked the HP site at www.buds.co.uk but I couldn't find anything. Does anyone know of a DOS or Windows printer driver for this configuration? I've only set-up parallel interface printers; so is there anything special I should know when looking for a RS 232 serial cable for this combination? Thanks for your help. G D [log in to unmask] Rochester Minnesota USA