Fellow cubists, Many many thanks for the array of answers about getting a HP laserjet 4M+ to network on a cube with OSX. I have no understanding of the technology, but followed advice from several of you and downloaded "gymp" software (not a great name me thinks!) anyway, it worked a treat, and my printer has now been rescued from the garbage. Wonderful relief! it is interesting to note, however, that nobody really seemed convinced of a solid and affordable b&w laser which works out of the box with OSX and OS9. Rather sad news for us all if this is the beginning of a trend... Thanks again chris