[HM] Macs and PCs talking to an HP

[Louis Katz]

Hi James,

Check out the following link:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Developer/Operating_Systems/Macintosh/Q_2058
4976.html 

You and the Windows person can both print to the HP even without upgrading
your Mac to OS X. Just set up the HP as an LPR printer, per instructions on
the above link.

Good luck!

Louis



On 6/10/03 8:59 AM, "James Baumann" <james_a_baumann at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hopefully someone can help me with this one.
> 
> At work I am the only Mac person (because I work with dummies).  I'm using
> an old G3, still on v. 9.2.
> 
> Myself and another person working off a Windows machine both have to print
> to an HP 8550 color printer through the network.  I have been told that
> because the printer has to be set a certain way for Apple Talk to
> communicate with the printer, it makes printing difficult for the Windows
> person (serves them right, I say).
> 
> Anyway, they are threatening to take my Mac away.
> 
> If I was to convince them to upgrade me to OSX and a new computer, would
> that help solve this network/printing problem?  I believe I read that the
> UNIX back would make networking better for Macs, but I wasn't positive if it
> would in this way.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> james

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