On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:17 PM, tedg <[email protected]> wrote: I have a Laserwriter Pro 630 with memory upgrade that I used for many > years, but which has been idle for at least a decade. > > My partner wants to revive it, thinking that with third party cartridges > it will be cheaper than the modern Canon I have. > > I think this printer required Appletalk. Not at all sure what it needs. I > have a Pismo with Tiger installed which I could use as a server if it would > work. > > Anybody have any ideas how to do this, or if it is worth it? >
I have a LaserWriter 16/600 PS, very similar to your LasrWriter 630 Pro, in its 17th year with me, and still working well. I am using a MacBook Pro, with one of its internal drives running Leopard, as a server. All of my other newer Macs, running OS up to Mountain Lion, can print to it without problems. I still have several Apple and HP toner cartridges for it. The following article may be of interest: < http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-resurrect-your-appletalk-printer-in-snow-leopard/ > There have also been numerous discussions about this issue in the Apple Support Communities, such as: <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2073321?start=0&tstart=0> Fabian -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
