[X4U] Speaking of printers...

[Randy B.Singer]

"• Paul E. Miller •" said:

>The discussion of laser printers has been very enlightening and 
>beneficial. I purchased a refurbed 1440 today. But, I have another 
>printer question that has to do with a situation in which I find 
>myself. At our church we have a G3 with an hp 1120c connected via - 
>something called Script - that has a special adapter-cable. 

StyleScript/PowerPrint from InfoWave.  Now discontinued.

See this page for specs on the 1120c, which really wasn't a Macintosh 
printer, it only worked with a Mac with the addition of InfoWave's 
products:

<http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpd
05287>

http://www.infowave.net
(StyleScript/PowerPrint isn't even mentioned on their Web site anymore.)

>that has a special adapter-cable. We 
>purchased a Mac Mini today to which I hope to use the hp 1120c with 
>maybe a usb cable. Will I be able to do this?

No, I'm afraid not.  The InfoWave product provided a serial connection 
(the PowerPrint parallel to serial adapter), not a USB connection.  You 
could purchase a parallel to USB adapter, and you might be able to find a 
driver that will work, but you will end up spending just about as much as 
you would for a brand-new, better, inkjet printer, and it might not work 
very well.



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

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