>On Saturday, December 21, 2002, at 12:47 PM, tinman wrote: > >> I believe there are adaptors that will allow you to connect to your USB > > port, but I have heard they can be flakey . . . > > You may find it to be more practical > > to pick up a relatively inexpensive USB printer. > >That's true. I bought a Keyspan USB -> serial adapter a couple of years >back for USD 79 to continue using some old printers and now I see very >nice USB Epson printers starting at USD 69.
I got a Keyspan for $35 on eBay - I'd imagine they continue to appear as people upgrade serial->USB printers, but this was several years ago & I haven't looked lately. It's used with an original HP Deskwriter (pre-color! over 10 years old now & going strong) on my father's iMac & it's NEVER been flakey - the combination is solid as a rock. But that DOESN'T mean OTHER combinations aren't flakey. Anne -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
