[X Newbies] Printing to an Epson Photo 700

[Frank P. Eigler]

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Ross Langmead wrote:

> Since installing OS X (10.2.4) on my PowerBook G4/400 I can't print in OS X
> to my printer at home, an Epson Photo 700 inkjet, with serial and parallel
> ports but not USB.
> 
> I'd previously printed from OS9.1 using a cable converting from USB to
> parallel.
> 
> Epson doesn't support OS X to a Photo 700.
> 
> I searched for a printer driver and installed Gimp-Print, but I only get
> scrambled text from the printer.  Gimp-Print warns against inferior
> converter cables, but I don't know if mine is inferior - it cost a bit, as
> Mac peripherals can.
> 
> Can anyone help me?  Do I need a driver for the converter?  Or are there
> other printer drivers out there for OS X and older Epsons?

So you're still using the USB adapter, right?

I've got the same printer set-up and it sems to work fine (I'm still
printing exclusively from Classic apps, however) - meaning, the printer
does show up in print center.

Did you install Ghostscript first?
Have you checked the FAQ?


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