A few weeks ago I upgraded my system from OS 8.6 to OS 9. When I purchased my B&W G3 350 my Macintosh provider also sold me an uConnect USB to Parallel port adapter (extension required, uConnect extension, first extension) This allowed me to print to the Hewlett Packard Deskjet 870cxi by selecting the DJ 800 Icon in chooser then clicking on the uConnect printer port icon. Worked as intended and allowed me to switch between it and the LaserWriter as required. (The printer was originally purchased for use with a performa)
On upgrading my OS, I reinstalled third party extensions etc. 1. Chooser wouldn't recognise the uConnect extension, it didn't appear in the Printer port window after clicking on the DJ 800 icon. 2. Printer not found In all applications page set up wouldn't open. An indication of a window opening on screen would happen then flick back to what ever I was working on before I decided to print. Matters appeared to move in the right direction when I was sent a uConnect v5 extension. Now on double clicking the DJ800 icon I can select the uConnect Icon. I can set up page set up. Printing starts then I receive a -37 error. the printer proceeds to print and stops. when i eject the printed page it contains a line of mathematical symbols and letters various languages e.g.: °?C5 * ±9, letters with accents, superscript symbols I don't know how to repeat, (they don't appear in keycaps) The fellow who sent me the uConnect v5 didn't workout, i.e. doesn't work there anymore and *they the retail outlet who sold me this mac originally don't want, to have, to deal with old macs. The Printer software and drivers are the most recent 9.4 and claim to be compatible with OS 9. The problem appears to be the extension 'In a nut shell' where can I get an older extension? v3 or v4 that might be compatible with OS 9 One would have imagined that v5 would have been compatible with OS 9. I'm aware that the HP desk jet 870cxi is not ideal for use with a macintosh, ( particularly with QuarkXpress) it is not postscript but one must work with that which is available at the time of purchase. It was difficult to get epson ink cartridges down here. *they have tried to sell me a printer switch, usb adapter type thing and have suggested I lose at least two days while they look over my system at considerable cost. Between the hopping and trotting a new printer would be cheaper. Until then. If I can locate an extension that works. well! I have looked for relevant extensions on the net over the last few weeks and last night through a search done via a site shareware.com found a site called allUSB.com on which I discovered that the Momentum uConnect adapter people are at www.momentumus.com, 'except' attempts to get there result in 404 errors. Does Momentum still exist? Thank You Deirdre Ireland -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
