on 9/1/03 12:25 PM, Jeff Walther at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 20:35 -0700 08/31/2003, Steve Hardy wrote: >> In my business I still use a dot matrix printer for >> printing post cards as reminder notices. I have an >> ImageWriter II with an Appletalk card and an >> EtherPrint for bridging between AppleTalk and >> Ethernet. My OSX computer doesn't see it on the >> network. Is there no driver for it in X or is there >> some other problem? Anyone know? Dot matrix printers >> are still the best for printing forms that aren't >> 8.5X11. I'd hate to loose this functionality as I move >> to X. afriend of mine in the same business does this >> too. > > I'm pretty sure there's no driver for the IWII, as Apple dropped > support for it a long time ago--like back in the OS 8s or maybe even > between 7.6.1 and 8.0. > > However, the latest AT IWII print driver extension still works up > through OS 9.1 at least. I don't know if there's some kind of work > around for OSX, but I'm pretty sure there's no Apple-provided > solution. > > This is one of the things holding me back from OSX as well, because > one of my printers is also an IWII with the AT option and a > MicroAsante Print hooking it into the home ethernet network. > > Jeff Walther There is a web site that offers print driver packages for older printers and has a lnk for what it says is "all 3 imagewriters". Try this link;
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