Something does not quite add up there :-
One of my sons is considering becoming a switcher
As in changing from PC to Mac
by purchasing a Mac Mini.
However, he would like to keep his old
serial HP810C Deskjet printer.
As in an old Mac printer .... ?
I was under the impression that PC were only Parallel or ethernet or
new PC = USB
Does anyone know whether it is possible to obtain a workable solution
for the Mini to talk to the HP?
Golden Rule No 1 : Anything is Possible
But whether you really want to do it is another thing :
Probably cost at least $20 to $30 for a Serial convert USB cord.
Then you need the patch software for Classic, ( if you need classic )
and for OSX you will need to find a Gimp Print driver.
There may be one available .
Look here :-
<http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php3>
And that was with Panther ... don't know about Tiger ,
which the new Mini is likely to have .
On the other side of the coin there are a large number of USB Printers,
and some Multi function i
in the range of $70 to $250 .
Have fun
Bob
Merv
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also believe in order to see."
