For the record.. Though Steve Jobs was an early adopter for the Postscript language for defining page images, John Warnock and Charles Geschke created Postscript soon after founding Adobe Systems. Bruce
On Sat, Jun 08, 2013 at 10:23:02PM -0400, Wesley Furr wrote: > In the PC world, a Laserjet 4 (plain 4) driver will run many models of > printers...I'm guessing a 6P included. But...someone else mentioned > postscript...which I know is an Apple thing, and I know almost nothing > about... Regardless, I would tell your Mac it's a Laserjet 4 and see what > happens... > > Wesley > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Android > Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 9:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Old apple Printers > > > Hi all, > > Until recently I had a HP laserjet 4ML which worked very well with my Mac > Quadra 950 OS 7.6.1. > > The gear on the main motor cracked. I found a used printer locally, a HP > laserjet 6P, but I am unsure if it will work with the Quadra, and if it > will, how hard it will be for me to install the required software or > drivers. My internet access is PC only, and we all know the issues with the > vintage Mac "fork" file system and PC saved files. > > I did take a look on the Quadra for drivers, but I really do not know where > to look. > Chooser has a thingy I can click on for HP Postscript printers, or Laser > writer 8. > > I also found a place called "DeskTop Printers" in which are a few icons > relating to HP laserjet 4M, laserjet 4ML, HP 2200 and laserwriter 12/640. > > In addition to the broken 4ML printer I have, I also have an apple > laserwriter 16/600 PS, which needs a toner cartridge before I can try it on > the quadra. > > Will the HP Laserjet 6P work on my system without any additional > software/drivers? > Will the 16/600 work without any additional software or drivers? > > Where can I learn more about old Macs and printers? > > Thanks > > Android > > -- > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
