********** on 5/28/02 8:15 AM, (PowerBooks) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 09:20:03 -0400 > Subject: Re: 1400 and USB printer > From: Tom Jordan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Well, this may indeed end the life cycle of the 1400 if a user has to pay > for an Ethernet-ready printer. Or at least, the 1400 will have to go to a > good home that has a network. ---------- Yes, well, they can find a serial printer and just live with it. That's what I do. I haven't hooked it up yet, but I acquired a useable laser printer that will work with my 1400c. Working serial color printers are harder to find, though.
I think hooking up a USB/parallel printer _directly_ to a 1400 is impossible (I'm hoping this statement will inspire someone to prove me wrong). There is no device or software to allow that to happen. Sorry state of affairs, but that's how it is. You'd think there'd be a way to use the PCMCIA slot to do it, but not on a 1400 because it's only a 16 bit slot, and I haven't seen a 16 bit card with a parallel printer interface. However, if I hook up a USB printer to my G4, can't I serve it to the 1400 on the ethernet connection? Uh... will I need PowerPrint to do it? Most people have laptops as a supplement to their desktop anyway. They just need a modem with an ethernet connector, which, of cours, _will_ work on the 1400. Best regards, Ken N. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
