Mac printers

[John Johnson]

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?

 

[measekite]

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?

Get Leopard and a new printer.

 

[Jan Alter]

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/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828112048

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.

 

[John Johnson]

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

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16828112048

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.

 

[Jan Alter]

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.

 

[Warren Block]

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/readerreports/printing/topic4520.html

 

[Heath Roberts]

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 somethat 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.

 

[Fred McKenzie]

Find a used Laserwriter IIg.

Heath & John & John-

The LaserWriter IIg is a great machine, especially if you increase its
memory to the maximum it will hold.

Another possibility is to find a printer that connects via Ethernet,
that is PostScript compatible. It should be possible to print to such a
printer from an OS 9.2 machine using its IP address and the generic
PostScript driver.

It is possible that the generic driver (the plain LaserWriter Printer
Description file) is not included with the latest version of OS 9.2, but
a copy from OS 8 should work.

Fred

 

[John Johnson]

Heath & John & John-

The LaserWriter IIg is a great machine, especially if you increase its
memory to the maximum it will hold.

Another possibility is to find a printer that connects via Ethernet,
that is PostScript compatible. It should be possible to print to such a
printer from an OS 9.2 machine using its IP address and the generic
PostScript driver.

It is possible that the generic driver (the plain LaserWriter Printer
Description file) is not included with the latest version of OS 9.2, but
a copy from OS 8 should work.

FreD

Thanks, yes I was going to suggest that we could set it up on a
little network but she is going for the Samsung printer another poster
mentioned.
Seems like a decent printer, 1200 x 1200 dpi, on sale etc.

 

[John Johnson]

Well we got the Samsung printer

Had to use an ethernet crossover cable for the connection
BUT
The network utilities wouldnt install. Got on the phone to Samsung
And after going back and forth with some techs the decision was this
printer (ie the software) would only work on a 10.2 Mac OS

So we are in the process of returning to Egg Head, and continue the
search.

 

[IntergalacticExpandingPanda]

Well we got the Samsung printer

Had to use an ethernet crossover cable for the connection
BUT
The network utilities wouldnt install. Got on the phone to Samsung
And after going back and forth with some techs the decision was this
printer (ie the software) would only work on a 10.2 Mac OS

So we are in the process of returning to Egg Head, and continue the
search.

The joys of mac OS 9.

HP businessjet 1200
HP Deskjet 6540
HP LaserJet 3015
HP LaserJet 4200n
HP Officejet d135
HP Deskjet 5650
HP Deskjet 9300

*HP Photosmart 7660
http://www.taaffephoto.com/item_detail.php?item_id=107029
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=305364&lang=en&


Here is a basic list of printers listed on the HP site as being
compatible with Mac OS9. Of these, I could only find one of them sold
reasonably new.

http://www.tamayatech.com/parts.php?i=C8124A
They list one "new" hp Businessjets 1100D for $152.22 + $18 shipping
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsuppor...assId=-1&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=306730

The thing about the Businessjets is they are beasts. They are huge
printers really designed for a high demand environment. Don't expect
them to look as decent as a modern photo printer, but do expect them
to WORK well, quickly, for a long time. The #10 is like 69ml, about
a 1430 page yield, for $36 or 2.5c/page. This is pretty good.
Buying a set of ink will run you $144 which is why I bought up a new
one which would contain ink.

But the sad truth is, the best choice for OS9 printers is the used
circuit. Lasers and the non-consumer inkjets are likely the best
choice. You will spend more for a OS9 compatible printer, but as long
as you are spending more, you might as well get a heavy duty model.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/canon_ip4000.html

The ip4000 is listed as being compatible with OS9, also 2.5c/page for
the black ink.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/hp8450.html
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/hp8750.html

the HP 8750/8450 is also listed as having os 9 drivers
You can find them on froogle.com "without ink"
I forget what the black yield is, but unlike some of the other
options, they will run without color ink AFAIK"

 

[IntergalacticExpandingPanda]

Mac Printer - Laser Printer, 1200 x 1200 dpi, 50 ppm, 256 MB RAM, 1,100
Sheet Input Capacity, Wide Format (11" x 17"), Connects Via Parallel,
USB...

Are you talking the
Lexmark W840? Gotta love search engines.

It is listed as having OS 9 drivers, that's good.
It costs over $2000.

I have to admit, I've been listing some office models that cost a
pretty penny, more than $100. I sort of expect that if one wants to
maintain their os 9 machine, they do have to pay more for a printer.
But you can find laser printers well under $2000 with post script
support.