Any way to use an HP DeskWriter with OS X? |
August, 30, 2002 10:44 AM |
bushellk |
This query is not directly related to XPostFacto, but about using OS X on a pre-USB Mac. I hope it's appropriate for the forum. Is there any way to use an HP Deskwriter 520 under OS X? Obviously, serial connection is not supported, so I'm trying to get my 8500 to see it via AppleTalk. But it isn't. AppleTalk works under X, of course, but not via the printer port, only ethernet (at least on my machine). The driver supports OS 9, which I was hoping meant Classic, but apparently not. Has anyone had any luck setting up a similar printer? Just thought I'd make a last-ditch query here before giving up on it. |
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RE: Any way to use an HP DeskWriter with OS X? |
October, 04, 2002 9:46 PM |
tebjlc |
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There MAY be.. go to http://www.balthisar.com/printing/index.html and look at the info on printing and OS X.... I bought an Asantetalk Localtalk to ethernet bridge to use with my DeskWriter 600 and 660c ,and OS X Classic sees it.. OS X doesn't (reliably)support serial ports,but it WILL see your printer through a serial to Ethernet convertor through Appletalk (I've printed this way through Terminal using the instructions here: http://www.balthisar.com/printing/index.html I suggest you read the material and see if you think it's worth the time you'll have to spend doing commnd-line stuff in the Terminal....you'll also need a way to interface your serial printer to an Ethernet hub/connector (I bought an Asantetalk,but you could use an older OS Mac with Ethernet port/serial ports,download the Apple localtalk to Ethernet Bridge, and connect your printer to that).... Anyhow,I've almost got this working ..I'll post again if I do,but apparently others have been able get this method to work... check it out anyway... |
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RE: Any way to use an HP DeskWriter with OS X? |
October, 04, 2002 9:10 PM |
bushellk |
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I buckled and bought an Epson C80. A good printer for $200 (CAN). |
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RE: Any way to use an HP DeskWriter with OS X? |
August, 31, 2002 7:31 AM |
fmh |
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From what I've read and been told Serial printers only work under Classic or the 9.X environment. OSX has no Serial Printer support. I have a DeskWriter 550C that I would have liked to used but can't either. |
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