I'm using old HP Laserjet 5 and 6MPs with my Macs (with Tiger and Leopard), and I even have several spare one on the shelf (there was a government auction and I picked up a pile of these old Laserjets for cheap, mostly to get the toner cartridges out of them). None of my old Laserjets has a USB port; you're stuck with serial ports on these old beasts, so you have to use a serial-to-USB adapter cable, available from places like Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc. for around $20 when I last looked. The best drivers to use with these adapter cables are the CUPS ones, for example here: <http://tinyurl.com/yhpkonf>. I had lots of errors in printing until I started using these CUPS drivers, but very little trouble since.
These old Laserjet 5 and 6MPs are bulletproof and utterly reliable once you get one working well with a Mac. Some of them need a bit more memory than they came with stock, though, (they take RAM chips just like a computer) in order to work at their best. Tom -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
