Thanks, Jay. I'm glad someone understands. :-) Besides, where's the intellectual challenge in simply buying something new and plugging it in? I'm hoping that OS X is enough like Linux that I can hack my way into making the printer work. I'll let you know in a couple of days and if I'm successful I'll send you step by step instructions. Ciao, Ernest > I'm with Earnest on this one. Just because new stuff is cheaper > does not > mean you should throw perfectly good equipment in the landfill. In > most > cases, obsolescence is just a lack of imagination. > > Also, the Alps MD-1300 is not an ordinary printer. It prints high- > gloss > metallic ink, opaque white, and other things no regular inkjet or > laser > printer can possibly do. So it's worth saving. I happen to have > one, and I'd > like to get it running under OS X for convenience sake. > > Please let us know how you fare Earnest. > > - Jay Ruuska