From: "Eric A. Ladner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:28:37 -0800
Hi Will & Alan-
The driver says it's for OS 10.2.4 or later, but it is more than a year old, so I suppose it's possible that it does not work with the latest versions of Panther. It also says it needs an Epson PK-4 USB cable; I have an Epson USB Adapter cable, but it doesn't say PK-4, so I suppose that could be a problem.
I checked with Version tracker OSX. Looked at the reviews. Looks like it came out only a few months before Panther. One guy says it doesn't work with Panther. So that is perhaps your answer.
I followed the installation instructions as closely as I could, although what actually appeared on the screen did not always exactly match the instructions. There seems to be no choice about where the software is installed.
I did find the print quality settings, and printed both sample pages on the same paper and at the highest settings. It still seems to me that the curves in type (the bottom of a "U" for example) are not as smooth in OS X/GIMP-Print as the are in OS 9.1 with the Epson driver.
I'm still learning my way around OS X but maybe I can track down where the Epson components are, and move them if they're not in the same place as the GIMP-print drivers?
Moving things in OSX is a very bad idea. OSX like Unix follows pathways set up when things are installed. If you move them it often can not find them. One of the great things about classic Mac OS was you could move things where ever and it would find them. After doing a software install if things don't work as they should. Fixing disk permissions using the Disk Utilities in the Utilities folder will often fix things. Some people use it after every install. Worth giving a try in case the guy was wrong about the driver working with Panther.
My main reason for trying to get the 3000 to work is its large paper size capacity - up to 16 x 20 - and that it's paid for. Honestly, though, I don't use the large sizes very often, and I've been awfully impressed by the quality of the prints from my daughter's $150 Stylus Photo R300, which also has the advantage of 6 inks in separate cartridges. (The 3000 has separate cartridges - really big ones - but only four inks.)Printers like many things in the computer world keep getting cheaper and surprisingly often cheaper. I like to use things forever or until no longer usable. So hate tossing things because it's cheaper to get a new one then fix the old one. later
Thanks for the suggestions, and I'll let everyone know if I find something that works.
-Eric
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