At 01:09 -0800 on 02/11/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: >--- Marten van de Kraats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >> If windows 98 can do it without a cups driver, the >> mac os should be >> also be able to do it. Generating the postscript is >> a piece of cake >> on the Mac. The trick is to have this print server >> share the printer >> as if it were some laserwriter over the network via >> appletalk in >> order to have our 68k Macs recognize it and print to >> it. That is the >> impression I'm getting anyway... > >So what's needed is a PostScript RIP engine that will >work with the particular inkjet connected to your >spiffy OSX running PowerMac AND make it look like >a LaserWriter or other PostScript printer for which >there are 68k drivers available.
Right. Which is why I'm wondering if you can't just pretend like everything is a LaserWriter and let the *nix box handle it from there... -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:jmug@;ftp.jmug.org//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
