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

[Randy B. Singer]

On Jun 13, 2007, at 7:34 PM, J wrote:

> But I have ONE printer that will work with USB OS 9 computers that  
> cannot run X

If you want to find a USB printer for a Macintosh running OS 9, it's  
pretty easy.

Just go to the Web site of the manufacturer of a type of printer you  
are considering , choose "Support" and "Downloads/Drivers" and have a  
look at the drivers for their printers.

Here is the list of inkjet printers for Epson, and clicking on any  
one of them will show you the drivers that are available:
<http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/SupportIndex.jsp? 
BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=-10237&infoType=Overview>

I  quickly found that the Epson Stylus C80 has an OS 9 driver available:
<http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp? 
BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=14411&prodoid=7512888&infoType=Downloads&platform 
=Macintosh>

As does the Epson Stylus Color 800
<http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp? 
BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=14388&prodoid=8255&infoType=Downloads&platform=Ma 
cintosh>

I'm willing to bet that OS 9 drivers are available on that site for a  
whole bunch of printers.

I'm also sure that there are a lot of OS 9 drivers available on the  
Web sites of Canon, HP, Brother, etc.  You just have to look for them.

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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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