Connect Select 360 to Intel iMac...

Hi -
How can I connect a LaserWriter Select 360 to an Intel iMac? I have an existing ethernet network, but the 360 has no eithernet connection on it. Is it possible to go from a serial port connection or a scuzzy (sp?) port to an ethernet network (i.e. is there an adaptor cord from one to the other)?'
If it is possible, will I run into a print driver problem (i.e..will the print driver for the 360 run on an Intel iMac)?
Thanks in advance for any help with these questions...
Da Kid
G4 867, Intel iMac Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi, Grant -
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I got side tracked on some things that needed immediate attention.
As it turns out, I already had an AsanteTalk box on hand. After setting it up, I was able to "see" the Select 360 in the Printer Set-up Utility and make it active, but I still can't print to it.
I've checked all the cables and they are O.K. As for the AsentTalk box, it was O.K. last time I used it (a couple years ago), and if it wasn't O.K. at this time, would the Select 360 have appeared in the Printer Utility on the Printer List?
I think I'm further along than when I started, but no cigar yet. LOL
Any further ideas?
Da Kid
The LaserWriter select 360 is a Postscript level 2
AppleTalk/LocalTalk printer. Your Intel iMac can use
AppleTalk-over-Ethernet to talk to printers like that
one, and the drivers are built-into Mac OS X.
The missing piece is a converter or "bridge" between
the two wiring schemes. This can be accomplished with
a stunt-box (either of two varieties) or by running
Apple's free LaserWriter Bridge software on an older
Mac that has both Ethernet port and a round MiniDIN-8
serial Printer or Modem port.
The Farallon EtherMac iPrint LT or Asante
AsanteTalk are available used, and the AsanteTalk is
also available new. Most of these are connected with
PhoneNet boxes and phone cords, and a terminating
resistor is plugged into the last open socket.
There are also a few stunt-box variants on the used
market that use slightly different schemes, such as
ending in a Printer-8 cable connection. The only
disadvantage is that a box that has a printer cable
can only support one device, while PhoneNet ones can
support up to 8 older Macs and/or printers on the
LocalTalk side.

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