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From: mlee@waters.mpr.ca (Michael Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Seikosha SP2000 substitute for ImageWriter II?
Summary: Can the SP2000 connect to the Mac?
Keywords: Seikosha SP2000, ImageWriter II
Message-ID: <2097@kiwi.mpr.ca>
Date: 20 Mar 90 04:59:50 GMT
Sender: news@eric.mpr.ca
Reply-To: mlee@eric.mpr.ca (Michael J. Lee)
Distribution: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Organization: Microtel Pacific Research Ltd., Burnaby, B.C., Canada
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Hello everyone!
 
	I've been reading c.s.m.hardware for the past two months now, and have 
seen a few postings about the Seikosha SP1000a printer which simulates an 
ImageWriter I and uses the same print driver (though it prints much slower).  
I've been waiting for a new ImageWriter II replacement so that ImageWriter II's 
would drop in price, but Apple apparently plans to only substitute a revamped 
ImageWriter II/L as existing IW II stock is sold.

	What I have seen lately is another Seikosha model called the
SP2000 that advertises approximately the the same speed as the IW II, for 
about $300 CDN.  Has anyone ever connected or heard of connecting this model
to a Mac?  If so, does it use the IW II print driver?  

	If you have any information, please email me directly, and I'll
post a note afterwards (to keep traffic down).  Thanks in advance!


-- Mike Lee
   mlee@eric.mpr.ca