HP Printer Drivers

2002-08-13 Thread BearAZ
Greetings from Sunny Arizona! New to the list...but ya gotta start someplace! So, I'll start with the easy stuff first. I want to hook up my HP Deskwriter 660C printer to my IIcx which is running OS 6.0.8. Possible? Which drivers? Source for same? Any and all advice on this will be

Re: HP Printer Drivers

2002-08-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- BearAZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings from Sunny Arizona! New to the list...but ya gotta start someplace! So, I'll start with the easy stuff first. I want to hook up my HP Deskwriter 660C printer to my IIcx which is running OS 6.0.8. Possible? Which drivers? Source for same?

Re: HP Printer Drivers

2002-08-13 Thread Marten van de Kraats
--- BearAZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to hook up my HP Deskwriter 660C printer to my IIcx which is running OS 6.0.8. Possible? Which drivers? Source for same? You'll have to come up with PowerPrint 4.5.2 or older. It's a software and serial to parallel cable combination.

Re: LEM European Swap List.

2002-08-13 Thread Mark Benson
Thank you for all the support that has flooded in for the LEM European Swap List. I think we can make this a reality. The number of 'votes' has surpassed 20 recently and they are still coming in. I have polled the 1st PowerMacs and PCI PowerMacs list to see if anyone else on there is

Re: System 7 and my LC

2002-08-13 Thread beesley
Gregg Eshelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Meanwhile the Windows crowd embraced their 256 character filenames and went crazy, then complained whenever their Word .doc files went through the hands of a Mac user and came back chopped to a paltry 32 character name. ;) I hope that your Windows

ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Mark
Can it be done? Can it be done under System 6? If not, can these machines receive localtalk from a mac using the internet on an ethernet network? Also, can AppleWorks 5 run decently on the machines, and if so, under Stystem 6? __ Do You Yahoo!?

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread the pickle
At 08:41 -0700 on 13/08/02, Mark wrote: Can it be done? Can it be done under System 6? If not, Yes, yes. can these machines receive localtalk from a mac using the internet on an ethernet network? Yes. Also, can AppleWorks 5 run decently on the machines, and if so, under Stystem 6? Yes, no.

Re: HP Printer Drivers

2002-08-13 Thread the pickle
At 11:49 +0200 on 13/08/02, Marten van de Kraats wrote: Didn't the 660c have a normal Macintosh printer/localtalk port? How early is the 660c? All HP inkjets with writer in the name are Mac-compatible. The problem here is likely going to be finding drivers that work with System 6, although

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Mark Benson
Can it be done? Can it be done under System 6? If not, can these machines receive localtalk from a mac using the internet on an ethernet network? The IIci certainly works over ethernet using System 6.0.8, all you need is a Nubus ethernet NIC and System 6. The IIsi is also fairly easy on the

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread b e n w e l l s | headwerkx
The IIci certainly works over ethernet using System 6.0.8, all you need is a Nubus ethernet NIC and System 6. The IIsi is also fairly easy on the software side but I'm not entirely sure how you swing putting a NuBus car din it as it's only got a PDS slot but I think there is an adapter for

Re: HP Printer Drivers

2002-08-13 Thread Clark Martin
At 2:31 AM -0700 8/13/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: --- BearAZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings from Sunny Arizona! New to the list...but ya gotta start someplace! So, I'll start with the easy stuff first. I want to hook up my HP Deskwriter 660C printer to my IIcx which is running OS

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Marten van de Kraats
I highly doubt AppleWorks will run under System 6. I think maybe ClarisWorks 2.0 was the last version to run under System 6? I dunno. I know 1.0 does. Personally I use MS Word 5.1 on all my 68ks (not the ones running System 6 - I use MacWrite on them) so I haven't a scooby. Why? Marten BTW

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Marten van de Kraats
Also, can AppleWorks 5 run decently on the machines, and if so, under Stystem 6? Yes, no. Shouldn't this be: no, no? I thought AppleWorks 4 was the last version that could run on 68k's. Marten -- -- Check out the System 6 Heaven:

Re: HP Printer Drivers

2002-08-13 Thread Marten van de Kraats
You need either a printer cable or LocalTalk / PhoneNet hardware. Drivers are from HP. I don't know about version. The latest drivers are written for more modern versions of the OS but they may work on OS 6.0.8. Olde, system 6 compatilbe versions of the hp driver software are availalable in

Re: HP Printer Drivers

2002-08-13 Thread Marten van de Kraats
The problem here is likely going to be finding drivers that work with System 6, although FWIW, the IIcx will handle 7.1 quite nicely, and you might be able to find drivers for that OS more easily. -- the pickle Huh... What's the fun in that? Marten --

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread the pickle
At 18:22 +0200 on 13/08/02, Marten van de Kraats wrote: Also, can AppleWorks 5 run decently on the machines, and if so, under Stystem 6? Yes, no. Shouldn't this be: no, no? I thought AppleWorks 4 was the last version that could run on 68k's. Nope. 5 works great. -- the pickle FAQ

Re: HP Printer Drivers

2002-08-13 Thread the pickle
At 18:26 +0200 on 13/08/02, Marten van de Kraats wrote: Olde, system 6 compatilbe versions of the hp driver software are availalable in the driver museum. Yeah, for printers that were around when System 6 was still in widespread usage. The 660c is recent enough (1997-ish, IIRC) that it

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Mark Benson
I highly doubt AppleWorks will run under System 6. I think maybe ClarisWorks 2.0 was the last version to run under System 6? I dunno. I know 1.0 does. Personally I use MS Word 5.1 on all my 68ks (not the ones running System 6 - I use MacWrite on them) so I haven't a scooby. Why? I think it

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Scott Holder
At 08:12 PM 8/13/2002 +0100, you wrote: I think it requires OS 7.5.5 or later. I got AW 5 with my iBook so it's not that old. It'll run on 7.1. Most of my 68ks are running that. Incidentally, it'll also run on A/UX 3.x. Scott Holder -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Marco van de Voort
The IIci certainly works over ethernet using System 6.0.8, all you need is a Nubus ethernet NIC and System 6. The IIsi is also fairly easy on the software side but I'm not entirely sure how you swing putting a NuBus car din it as it's only got a PDS slot but I think there is an adapter

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread the pickle
At 22:50 +0200 on 13/08/02, Marco van de Voort wrote: Does anybody know if this does anything more than adding the copro/nubus slot? No function other than those two. -- the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml Software Archive ftp://download:[EMAIL

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Mark Benson
I'd keep my eyes open for: AUI-UTP convertors. Big chance that whatever you find it won't be UTP. Apple NuBus NICS are AAUI - Asante MacCon NICs are UTP RJ45. I have 2 Asante's and 3 Apple cards. either - a PDS ethernet card with copro as described OR - The above described converter with a

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread the pickle
At 23:08 +0100 on 13/08/02, Mark Benson wrote: Apple NuBus NICS are AAUI - Asante MacCon NICs are UTP RJ45. I have 2 Not all of 'em. Both made some that were AUI or 10Base-2, or both, as well as AUI + RJ-45 and RJ-45-only. Apple didn't make many of the AAUI-only ones, at least relative to the

AppleWorks on A/UX? Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Scott Holder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 08:12 PM 8/13/2002 +0100, you wrote: I think it requires OS 7.5.5 or later. I got AW 5 with my iBook so it's not that old. It'll run on 7.1. Most of my 68ks are running that. Incidentally, it'll also run on A/UX 3.x. It'd be running as a Mac

daystar Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Marco van de Voort [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: videocards, while I didn't see any other PDS cards (except one Daystar accel, which I bought) Got the adaptor if you're going to use it in anything other than a IIci, IIvx, IIvi or Performa 600? (If it's an 030 PowerCache, Turbo 040 or Turbo

Re: AppleWorks on A/UX? Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Scott Holder
At 03:38 PM 8/13/2002 -0700, you wrote: Incidentally, it'll also run on A/UX 3.x. It'd be running as a Mac app, not an A/UX app. Like a classic app running in OSX. Well naturally ;) That's the beauty of A/UX I recently demonstrated A/UX to a friend of mine who is head over heels in love

Selftest info found for Pioneer CD changer

2002-08-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
I remembered that http://www.archive.org has a Wayback Machine where you can enter a URL of an old or missing website and if they've archived it you can see it. They happen to have three copies of http://www.pioneerservice.com/downloads/documentation/selftest.htm Happy joy! Unfortunately my

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 23:08 +0100 on 13/08/02, Mark Benson wrote: Apple NuBus NICS are AAUI - Asante MacCon NICs are UTP RJ45. I have 2 Not all of 'em. Both made some that were AUI or 10Base-2, or both, as well as AUI + RJ-45 and RJ-45-only. Apple didn't make many

Re: ci/si and ethernet?

2002-08-13 Thread b e n w e l l s | headwerkx
Don't forget the ones with all three ports. I have an Asante NIC like that in the Power IIci and had an Asante PDS NIC in my IIsi with all three types. same here... it's a regular AUI port, not AAUI, but works very well in my SE/30 (once I pulled the FPU, bit of a headscratcher until someone

Duh! Problem solved. Re: Selftest info found for Pioneer CD changer

2002-08-13 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Ummm, I finally figured out the problem. I was putting the CDs in right side up but some engineer at Pioneer decided to build the drive upside down. Yup, that's it. I was just following standard procedure like every other CD-ROM drive in the world but Pioneer had to go and make things difficult.