Re: Printer conundrum
On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 09:39:20AM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> Paul Talacko wrote:
>
> > I have a PowerMac 6500. I also have a Texas Instruments printer (it's rubbish,
> > and I'll never buy another TI product again, but it has around 12,000 pages of
> > printing left in it, so I'll use it until the toner runs out).
> >
> > The problem is this. The printer has two ports on the back. A parallel port
> > for PCs - printing works fine using this - and a Mac serial port - which works
> > fine if I print from a Mac using localtalk.
>
> How soon do you need this working, and how much of a hacker are you? I managed to
> get docs for the PowerPrint mac serial to parallel converter, which goes for about
> $50, but my serial programming ability is so limited I couldn't get anything to
> work at all.
>
> If we can get something to work, this will be a great mac Linux printing option!
>
> Doc at: http://lyre.mit.edu/~powell/PP3_rev_1_1.html
>
This is a great idea. What have you tried? Did you just set up a filter file?
What is your printcap like? When using the PowerPrint in Mac OS, do you have
to choose a PowerPrint driver or do you use a normal driver for the printer?
Cheers...Paul
> -Adam P.
>
> Welcome to the best software in the world today cafe!
>
>
> --
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-request@lists.debian.org
> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
>
--
Paul Talacko
http://www.seditiousdiaries.com
Reply to: