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One way to print to Serial and AppleTalk printers

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Friday May 16, 2008. 03:30 PM
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Some of us, including me, still use old but cheap and reliable LaserWriters (I have the LaserWriter 4/600). Others use serial or USB printers. Not all work hassle free under OS X. But there's a simple solution. You need:An old Mac with a working (serial) printer (StyleWriters, LaserWriter, USB-printer -- no QuickDraw printers).A network connection (wired or wireless) from your new Mac to your old Mac, which will soon become a print server.The free software Print66, which is a print server / spooler.Here's a bit more detail on the problem and solution...from time to time (i.e. from system version to system version), there may be problems (or not) printing via AppleTalk. Leopard 10.5.2 and/or AirPort, for example, do not find any LocalTalk printers at the moment (perhaps Apple will address this issue, but nobody knows). Furthermore, you must now use OS 9 on the elder machine, which allows "Fil...
Some including still cheap reliable LaserWriters have LaserWriter print Serial AppleTalk printers
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