Thanks Shay, Bob, Susan
Yes, he is changing from a PC to the Mac Mini. His HP printer, with
what he refers to as a serial connection, has been used with his PC.
He would like to continue to use it with his Mac Mini if that were
possible.
Merv
At 6:38 PM +0800 30/5/05, Susan Hastings wrote:
Hi, when buying a new printer, they sometimes include a serial to
USB converter. I've had a couple, but now just chuck them. If
someone has one somewhere that they haven't thrown away, that would
be useful. They are just a small green object. cheers, Susan.
On 30/05/2005, at 6:00 PM, Robert Howells wrote:
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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