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voxguy
Lo and behold, my veteran workhorse HP 4ML is dead after 20 years of
service. It has been running fine on my equally ancient Mac Beige G3
since 1980-something (and on OS 8.6 no less).
So, with my ADB ported printer dead, what's a good replacement that
would run on OS8.6 drivers. Compatibility is the thing here. How can
I get a modern-day USB printer to run on this old Mac- I do have a PCI
slot USB add-on card on it so 'theoretically' a 'new model' ( circa
2000+ ; ) seems it should be able to work.
I've been liking an HP 1012 on an OS 9 Mac for a couple years (drivers
still available/work on the Legacy OS 9...i think they'd run w/ 8.6
but haven't tried it).
So anyway, suddenly seeking a reliable Laserjet replacement for small
office.. mostly documents but some need for high quality graphic/text
resolution for stuff like pre-press prep of postcards, fliers and the
like...
Monochrome is still fine.
What's decent or better than the old HP which was remarkably good and
still stands up to new generation print quality - ideally something
under
$200.
Kudos to HP on the 4ML .I doubt they make em like they used to,
quality-wise...but really need suggestions for an OS 8.6-capable
substitute that gives me good monochrome laser prints and decent
output everyday document printing... and any ideas on how to port it
into the old G3 via either adb printer port or usb(?)
Thanks !
Mike
service. It has been running fine on my equally ancient Mac Beige G3
since 1980-something (and on OS 8.6 no less).
So, with my ADB ported printer dead, what's a good replacement that
would run on OS8.6 drivers. Compatibility is the thing here. How can
I get a modern-day USB printer to run on this old Mac- I do have a PCI
slot USB add-on card on it so 'theoretically' a 'new model' ( circa
2000+ ; ) seems it should be able to work.
I've been liking an HP 1012 on an OS 9 Mac for a couple years (drivers
still available/work on the Legacy OS 9...i think they'd run w/ 8.6
but haven't tried it).
So anyway, suddenly seeking a reliable Laserjet replacement for small
office.. mostly documents but some need for high quality graphic/text
resolution for stuff like pre-press prep of postcards, fliers and the
like...
Monochrome is still fine.
What's decent or better than the old HP which was remarkably good and
still stands up to new generation print quality - ideally something
under
$200.
Kudos to HP on the 4ML .I doubt they make em like they used to,
quality-wise...but really need suggestions for an OS 8.6-capable
substitute that gives me good monochrome laser prints and decent
output everyday document printing... and any ideas on how to port it
into the old G3 via either adb printer port or usb(?)
Thanks !
Mike