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From: rush@mnementh.metaphor.com (Ed Rush)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Desk _JET_ printer drivers anymore?
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Date: 17 Jan 91 22:26:18 GMT
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In article <15626@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> wade@hobbes.ucsd.edu (Wade Blomgren) writes:
>I've got an ImagewriterII, and all other things being equal I would
>consider buying an HP DeskWriter as a plug and playlaser quality replacement
>or supplement - but....my wife has a PC-compatible with no printer,
>so equity dictates that the next printer we buy be primarily for the PC.  
>Before the DeskWriter came out DeskJets and DeskJet+s were usable with 
>Macintoshes given an appropriate driver and cable.  Is anyone using such a 
>setup with a DeskJet 500?  There was a beta version of a public domain DeskJet
>driver around, is it still being worked on?   Some of you must still
>have DeskJets, right?  What is the state of the art? 
>
>Any suggestions for a workable solution that will allow me to use 
>a DeskJet 500 with a Mac would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks very much,
>
>Wade Blomgren
>wade@hobbes.ucsd.edu (or wblomgren@ucsd.bitnet)



For what it's worth, my DeskWriter manual says "The DeskWriter
printer is not RS-232-C compatible."  IT does give a pinout
diagram for its port, though, so there might be a way to make
it work with your MS-Dos machine.  Might.


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