>Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 12:25:46 +0100 >From: Andreas Moglestue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>As for your question, yes, the ribbons are interchangeable. They are >also still available from various sources. Even color ribbons can be >found although these are more difficult to get. (yes, the ImageWriter II >can print in colors using a 5 color ribbon !!) To really get fancy, you'll want MacPalette II which is a print driver (extension) for the IWII. It was published by Microspot. It was available in both a serial and an AppleTalk version. It causes the IWII to dither and in theory can render millions of colors using the four color ribbon. In practice the output isn't great for things like jpegs (compared to a modern inkjet), but it's darned impressive output from a dot matrix. Also, when using MacPalette II text doesn't print as well for some reason, at least in my recent experience. MacPalette II also comes with a backgrounder application for the IWII which allows you to do other things with your Mac while it is printing to the IWII--something you can't do with Apple's drivers. Jeff Walther P.S. I occasionally see the LocalTalk Option for the IWII. If you want an AppleTalk capable IWII, a little looking will surely turn one up. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
