[X4U] LaserWriter printer

[Randy B.Singer]

Dorothy Hennings said:

>Is it possible to attach an Apple Personal LaserWriter printer to my  
>OS4.0 Tiger G4 iMac?


If you have one of the Personal LaserWriters that include PostScript, 
then, yes you can.  All that you need is an Ethernet to LocalTalk adapter 
(that is, a bridge) and the appropriate driver.

If you have one of the two Personal LaserWriters that did not have 
Postscript, and which used QuickDraw instead, then no, you can't use your 
printer with OS X.  There are no software drivers for it, and it is an 
orphan.

If you tell me which exact model of Personal LaserWriter you have, I can 
be more specific as to what you will need to get it to work, and where to 
get it.



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

Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
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