>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in part:
>...
>I'm get a "serial port is busy" error.  Also, the port is sending
>some garbage to the printer so that it print a few lines of random
>characters upon startup...

This is usually a sign that LocalTalk is active on the port in question.

>
>I have an Apple printer 4500 made by HP.  They have a special driver just
>for OS 9.  If not used, it gives the above message.  Could be you need a
>special driver just for the OS you're using.


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Redwood City, CA, USA
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