Thanks James, I jumped the gun on the LaserWriter, thinking that it was an Appletalk only printer. Reviewing the manual it seems that it it has TCP/IP as well. Thank God, one less hassel giving up Appletalk.
I would still appreciate any input/workarounds people can give with my other printer and non-AppletalkIP macs. James Sedgwick wrote: > Uhm Bob, > > I am running 10.4.1 on my WS II and have a check mark beside > AppleTalk in the Network system pref and happily print to a LW 16/600 > via AT. > > Is one of us confused? > > At 4:48 PM -0500 on 2005/6/17, pegleg wrote: > >I am sending this out to several lists because it is an issue that effects > >many Mac users and business owners when they upgrade to Tiger. > > > >Now that Appletalk has been removed from OSX Tiger, I am looking for > >solutions > >for my older equipment. I would love to here any and all suggestions. I > >imagine many others will be facing this problem as well when they upgrade to > >Tiger. > > > >First are my printers. Both are Apple printers: LaserWriter 16/600 PS and > >Color StyleWriter 1500. The StyleWriter was never supported by OSX even > >though > >I have it hooked to my ethernet network with another Apple product (Apple > >StyleWriter Ethernet Adapter) which works great in OS9.x and earlier. Is > >there > >any way to keep this as a viable printer on my network? > > > >The LaserWriter has just recently become a problem and only because Tiger > >dose > >not support AppleTalk. Dose anyone make third party software to support this > >printer over an ethernet network? Or can I hook this computer into a print > >server and go around the Appletalk issue? > > > >Lastly I have several Macs that do not support Appletalk IP. One the Quadra > >630(ATA), I have been using as a file server (small Mac that uses little > >power > >when left on 24/7.) I would really like to see these in Tiger. Is there > >software that will help: Timbuktu, VNC or another that will allow me to see > >the hard drive and transfer files? Any suggestions may be helpful? > > > >Opinion and gripe coming. > > > >Ok, why did Apple decide to leave AppleTalk out of Tiger? I know it is an old > >and wordy protocol but it has been the networking standard on Macs for 20 > >years. This legacy solves many a problem for small business and home owners. > >I > >can understand that Apple wouldn't want to support third party legacy > >products > >but these are all Apple brand and Apple created equipment and protocols. > >Leaving Appletalk out is a slap in the face to long time Apple users who have > >supported them with purchases over the years. > > > >Personally, I think Apple should keep straight AppleTalk as an option as a > >show of support for their long time supporters and businesses. > > > >At the very least Apple should release Appletalk into the public domain so > >someone can write an open source implementation for those who need it. > > -- > > Regards, James > _________________________________________________________________ -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:" end list messages to: <mailto:macnetwork@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
