Mac printers

A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2.
Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were sill
some that had the drivers for 9.2.
I looked around yesterday and found none. All seem to require 10.2
etc.
I checked Canon, Epson, HP.

Any ideas?

"John Johnson" <change@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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>A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2.
> Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
> I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were sill
> some that had the drivers for 9.2.
> I looked around yesterday and found none. All seem to require 10.2
> etc.
> I checked Canon, Epson, HP.
>
> Any ideas?
>


Although one could purchase this $100 Samsung laser printer that would work
on Apple OS 8.6 and upward

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16828112048

I am dubious myself that there would be an inkjet model out there at this
point that would handle OS 9, but perhaps color is not necessary for your
friend.

I would suggest to your friend, that if he/she can possibly afford it, to
shelve the current computer and move up to the mainstream and get something
that will at least run OS 10.4. One of the benefits to running modern
hardware and software is reaping the benefits of what it has to offer,
besides speed. An alternative would be to take one's chances and look for an
older model used printer and possibly computer on Ebay.


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Jan Alter
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On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:40:03 GMT, "Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net>
wrote:

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>
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>"John Johnson" <change@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>news:20v8c4tl4u6maeiv6ce35oupl1hq7nq0ag@4ax.com.. .
>>A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2.
>> Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
>> I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were sill
>> some that had the drivers for 9.2.
>> I looked around yesterday and found none. All seem to require 10.2
>> etc.
>> I checked Canon, Epson, HP.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>
>
>Although one could purchase this $100 Samsung laser printer that would work
>on Apple OS 8.6 and upward
>
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16828112048
>
>I am dubious myself that there would be an inkjet model out there at this
>point that would handle OS 9, but perhaps color is not necessary for your
>friend.
>
>I would suggest to your friend, that if he/she can possibly afford it, to
>shelve the current computer and move up to the mainstream and get something
>that will at least run OS 10.4. One of the benefits to running modern
>hardware and software is reaping the benefits of what it has to offer,
>besides speed. An alternative would be to take one's chances and look for an
>older model used printer and possibly computer on Ebay.

I am trying to talk her into a new system but she spent 30 years on a
computer and only wants to print out an occassional letter now.

Ebay or Craiglist might have to be checked.

"John Johnson" <change@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:40:03 GMT, "Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>"John Johnson" <change@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>>news:20v8c4tl4u6maeiv6ce35oupl1hq7nq0ag@4ax.com. ..
>>>A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2.
>>> Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
>>> I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were sill
>>> some that had the drivers for 9.2.
>>> I looked around yesterday and found none. All seem to require 10.2
>>> etc.
>>> I checked Canon, Epson, HP.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>
>>
>>Although one could purchase this $100 Samsung laser printer that would
>>work
>>on Apple OS 8.6 and upward
>>
>>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16828112048
>>
>>I am dubious myself that there would be an inkjet model out there at this
>>point that would handle OS 9, but perhaps color is not necessary for your
>>friend.
>>
>>I would suggest to your friend, that if he/she can possibly afford it, to
>>shelve the current computer and move up to the mainstream and get
>>something
>>that will at least run OS 10.4. One of the benefits to running modern
>>hardware and software is reaping the benefits of what it has to offer,
>>besides speed. An alternative would be to take one's chances and look for
>>an
>>older model used printer and possibly computer on Ebay.
>
> I am trying to talk her into a new system but she spent 30 years on a
> computer and only wants to print out an occassional letter now.
>
> Ebay or Craiglist might have to be checked.
>

Yeh, I've worked with lots of those kind of folks.

--
Jan Alter
bearpuf@verizon.net

John Johnson <change@pacbell.net> wrote:
> A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2.
> Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
> I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were sill
> some that had the drivers for 9.2.
> I looked around yesterday and found none. All seem to require 10.2
> etc.
> I checked Canon, Epson, HP.

It's hard to be specific with so little to go on, but this link might
give some ideas:

http://www.macintouch.com/readerrepo...topic4520.html

--
Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA

John Johnson wrote:
> A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2.
> Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
> I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were sill
> some that had the drivers for 9.2.
> I looked around yesterday and found none. All seem to require 10.2
> etc.
> I checked Canon, Epson, HP.
>
> Any ideas?

Should be no problem. The proper drivers are likely on the new printer
CD and if not can be found out there in web land. If not officially
then somewhere in the Macsphere.


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Alan Browne wrote:
> John Johnson wrote:
>> A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2.
>> Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
>> I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were sill
>> some that had the drivers for 9.2. I looked around yesterday and
>> found none. All seem to require 10.2
>> etc.
>> I checked Canon, Epson, HP.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> Should be no problem. The proper drivers are likely on the new printer
> CD and if not can be found out there in web land.

More than likely, not, for OS 9.x.

> If not officially
> then somewhere in the Macsphere.

Your friend's best bet may be to find a second hand printer, although to
update to a computer that'll run OS X may be a better bet. What machine
is it?

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john mcwilliams

John McWilliams wrote:
> Alan Browne wrote:
>> John Johnson wrote:
>>> A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2.
>>> Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
>>> I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were sill
>>> some that had the drivers for 9.2. I looked around yesterday and
>>> found none. All seem to require 10.2
>>> etc.
>>> I checked Canon, Epson, HP.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Should be no problem. The proper drivers are likely on the new
>> printer CD and if not can be found out there in web land.
>
> More than likely, not, for OS 9.x.
>
>> If not officially then somewhere in the Macsphere.
>
> Your friend's best bet may be to find a second hand printer, although to
> update to a computer that'll run OS X may be a better bet. What machine
> is it?
>

See OP.


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Alan Browne wrote:
> John McWilliams wrote:
>> Alan Browne wrote:
>>> John Johnson wrote:
>>>> A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2.
>>>> Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
>>>> I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were sill
>>>> some that had the drivers for 9.2. I looked around yesterday and
>>>> found none. All seem to require 10.2
>>>> etc.
>>>> I checked Canon, Epson, HP.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Should be no problem. The proper drivers are likely on the new
>>> printer CD and if not can be found out there in web land.
>>
>> More than likely, not, for OS 9.x.
>>
>>> If not officially then somewhere in the Macsphere.
>>
>> Your friend's best bet may be to find a second hand printer, although
>> to update to a computer that'll run OS X may be a better bet. What
>> machine is it?
>>
>
> See OP.

I did. No info other than it doesn't run os X.

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On Sep 7, 9:15*pm, John Johnson <cha...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> A friend with an older Mac system which can only run OS 9.2. Their HP printer died and they need a new printer.
> I checked around a couple months ago and did notice there were still some that had the drivers for 9.2. *
> I looked around yesterday and found none. *All seem to require 10.2
> etc.
> I checked Canon, Epson, HP.
>
> Any ideas?

Find a used Laserwriter IIg. We were giving them away six or eight
years ago, so they can't be worth much.