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From: parent@apple.com (Sean Parent)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: HP laser Jet and Mac
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Date: 24 Oct 89 17:30:20 GMT
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In article <2629@hub.UUCP> 6600pete@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu writes:
> In article <-538823937@cpl-mfh.UUCP> martya@cpl-mfh.UUCP (Marty Adelman) 
writes:
> > I need to hook an HP Laserjet II to a Mac for someone.  Who sells the
> drivers?
> 
> Find a product called MacPrint advertised in all the major Mac
> periodicals full-page and full-color.
> 
> > Will a grappler LQ work?
> 
> I really doubt it. I think that option wants a model of the Epson LQ
> series printer, and even if the HP emulates it, the cabling is probably
> wrong.

The Grappler LQ will work with the Epson LQ series and Toshiba P series 24 
pin printers, HP LaserJet printers (recommended 1 meg of RAM), and HP 
DeskJet printers, and all compatibles. For HP LaserJet printers with a 
serial port capable of 19.2Kbaud and the HP DeskJet there is the Grappler 
LS (no hardware just a serial cable). Note that the LS does not support 
any 24 pin printers. There is also the Grappler LX, a faster version of 
the Grapple LQ. You will only really see the speed difference of the LX if 
you have a Mac II(x/cx/ci) or SE/30 and a speedy printer like the DeskJet+ 
(I don't know about the LaserJet IID).

They all come with a spooler and fonts (Courier, Dutch (Times like), and 
Swiss (Helvetica Like) from BitStream). They work on any Mac with at least 
1 meg of memory but 2 meg is strongly recommended. I am not aware of any 
software compatibility problems.

There is also a Grappler 9pin (formally C/Mac/GS) that works with most 
9pin printers (and can also be used from an Apple IIc or GS). The Grappler 
9pin does not include spooler or fonts (works with ImageWriter fonts and 
driver).

If you have an ImageWriter (I, II, or LQ) or the Grappler 9pin then you 
can use the Grappler Spooler.

That is my public service announcement for Orange Micro.

Sean Parent
"Quality unattainable in a reasonable amount of time."