I recently sent my dad a Color Stylewriter 4500 to use with his 8500 (OS 8.1, 120Mhz, 80M RAM, 1.2G HD). The printer is not working, though it worked fine on my 7300 (OS 8.0, 200Mhz, 1.2G HD) before I sent it. The problem is I don't recall what exactly I did to get it running. I only sent him a black cartridge, as the color cartridge, and the "original" black cartridge I received with the printer were both dry.
Does the printer need both cartridges installed to work? I can't recall if I tried it on my machine with just the black one in it or not. I'm reluctant to tell him to buy a color cartidge to find out, since the printer did just arrive after a 2100 mile journey, and is quite possibly not working any longer. Also, does anyone know if the driver version 1.03 will work with OS 8.1? I saw that OS 9.1 has its own driver for this printer (on my install CD), and its read me file stated not to use that driver with earlier OS's. I also downloaded the update version 1.1, but its read me said it was pretty much for beige G3's with low memory problems. I also know the driver version I sent with the printer worked on the 7300, as I didn't download the updated driver until after my dad called back stating he was having problems. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated, on or off list. Thanks, J White -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
