I have both a 16/600 and LWP 630 still in service (since 1997 and 1994) and they work flawlessly - on my centris 610 with system 7.1 on it on up to my Mac Pro with 10.7
Both printers will use HP 98a or 98X cartridges still readily available at any office supply store. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 8, 2013, at 9:03 PM, Jonathan Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 9 Jun, 2013, at 4:42 am, Android wrote: > >> I found a used printer locally, a HP laserjet 6P, but I am unsure if it will >> work with the Quadra... > > A quick Google tells me that the LaserJet 6MP comes with PostScript support > and should therefore be easy to get working, but the more basic 6P does not - > and HP do not list a Classic MacOS driver for it, whereas they do (probably > just a PostScript profile) for the 6MP. It is therefore very unlikely that > you will get a 6P to work, without some third-party solution. I remember > using such driver packs back in the day, so it's not impossible in total. > >> Will the 16/600 work without any additional software or drivers? > > > The LaserWriter does include PostScript support, being designed explicitly > for use with Macs, and so should work without any trouble, once you find some > toner for it. You could try using the 12/640 driver with it, or the HP > PostScript one. > > - Jonathan Morton > > -- > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
