It is completely possible, but you might need to spend a bit of money, or have no qualms about using a 'stolen' serial number... PC MacLan is a brilliant program I am using on a WinXP box, which allows file and printer sharing. I can access the windows hard drives (even the zip drive) from the various Macs in the house, using AppleTalk.
Anyway, you can set it up such that your Mac prints to the the PC, because the PC in in fact emulating a PostScript Printer. It takes the postscript file and saves it in a specific folder. A THIRD program entitled "ghost script" then takes the PS file and prints it out. Sounds complex, but works like a charm. If you can get your Mac to share files on the XP box without MacLan (Mac services or something) then you don't need to spend a cent. Just download Ghost script (freeware) and then whenever you go to print, save as a postscript file in the specified folder on the PC. Hope some of this helps. On 28/1/03 6:21 AM, "Andrew Kershaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have a Compaq PC with an ethernet card running Windows XP with a parallel >> printer. I want to access the printer with my PB 1400c, OS 8.6, Global >> Village PC card with an ethernet dongle. >> >> Can this be done? > > Sorry to burst your bubble, but probably not. > > Services for Macintosh is only available on Win XP Pro (correct?), > and you probably have XP Home. Mostly it just provides access to the > file sharing capabilities of a windows server so that AppleShare > clients can access shared files. > > Assuming your XP machine is set up to share the printer, you'd still > need the correct printer driver on your 1400. I'm guessing that the > printer is not a LaserWriter clone, so LaserWriter 8 won't work for > you. Still, you might try checking out the printer manufacturer's > website and seeing if you can find drivers for the printer that will > work for your setup... HP and QMS(?) made network laser printers > that could be accessed with a Mac. > > I wouldn't hold my breath, though. Most PC-centric printers that > aren't network ready out of the box (aka network laser printers) > won't work with Macs when "shared" by a Windows machine. Heck, half > the time they won't even support a direct Mac-to-Printer connection > for their printers, having never bothered to write the drivers for > them. Parallel port printers are usually in this category (not to > mention that Macs don't have parallel ports). > > Peace, > Drew -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
