[X-Newbies] Re: Printers for OS 9/USB?

[Randy B. Singer]

On Jun 14, 2007, at 2:00 PM, Al Poulin wrote:

> But we do not see a need yet to replace the old Lombard.  Maybe if  
> I run my car over it?

Many businesses don't replace their hardware until it either breaks,  
or there is new software available that they consider a must-have  
that won't run on the older hardware.

I have long ago given up trying to persuade folks with old Macs that  
are working perfectly, and which still meet their needs perfectly, to  
upgrade.  It's like talking to myself.

I simply hope that when such folks finally do decide to upgrade that  
there are still translators available so that they can still use  
their old files with modern applications, and that there are still  
adapters available so that they can still use their old peripherals  
(which they also often refuse to give up.)

I was still dealing with businesses that wanted to convert their word  
processing data to be usable on their new Macs many years after not  
only Wang discontinued their word processing hardware, but well after  
all of the businesses that sprung up to convert such data had gone  
out of business!

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Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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