Re: HP LaserJet support in old Mac OS Re: Old apple Printers

2013-06-09 Thread shouldbe q931
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > For various LaserJet 4, 5 and 6 printers (with PostScript ROM installed!) > here's HP's software for OS 8, 9 and 10.0 > > http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=25

Re: HP LaserJet support in old Mac OS Re: Old apple Printers

2013-06-09 Thread Jonathan Morton
The lack of speed with PowerPrint is undoubtedly due to sending the page image over serial, rather than lack of CPU power - the special cable is just for physical compatibility with printers without a serial port. It was exactly the same with inkjet printers, which always run in that mode as they

HP LaserJet support in old Mac OS Re: Old apple Printers

2013-06-08 Thread Gregg Eshelman
For various LaserJet 4, 5 and 6 printers (with PostScript ROM installed!) here's HP's software for OS 8, 9 and 10.0 http://h2.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=25477&prodNameId=14982&swEnvOID=1006&swLang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&