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From: wsinkees@lso.win.tue.nl (Kees Huizing)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Using a non-postscript printer with the Macintosh
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Date: 4 Jul 90 08:39:46 GMT
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Sender: wsinkees@win.tue.nl (Kees Huizing)
Organization: Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
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spee@qmfl.jrdc.go.jp (Paul SPEE) writes:

>Is it possible to use a non-postscript printer with Macintosh. I know
>GCC makes QuickDraw compatible laser printer(s). I was thinking of
>a HP laser printers or something like that. How about replacing the
>'LaserWriter' file in the system folder.

The Grappler LQ is a box that can be put in the printer port to achieve
this, i.e., printing on Epson LQ, Nec P, Toshiba matrix printers and HP
(compatible) laser printers and HP Deskjet.

See info-mac/report/grappler-lq.txt on sumex-aim.stanford.edu for anonymous
ftp.

Sorry, no personal experience with this thing.
					Kees
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