Ronda,

Have a look at the GIMPS link on the web site that Simon refers to. An Epson
850 of some description is listed there as a supported printer.

Good luck,

Michael.

on 18/7/02 7:39 PM, Simon Hancock at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> One major component of the Jaguar/Mac OS 10.2 update that has had very
> little coverage (besides WWDC presentations) is the inclusion of CUPS -
> short for Common UNIX Printing System. Apple actually pulled off a licensing
> deal with the developers some time back in March, so we should not only see
> a larger number of printers supported out of the box but also major
> improvements to the printing system in general.
> 
> Further info can be found here;
> 
> http://www.cups.org/
> 
> Lets all keep our fingers crossed!
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Simon Hancock
> Consultant
> Massive Reaction
> 
> Mob 0417 902 905
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> http://www.massivereaction.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> on 18/7/02 3:37 PM, Michael Hawkins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>> I've recently switched to OS X. The biggest bug bear for me has been the
>> appallingly slow rate at which my HP G85 printer/fax/copier/scanner will
>> print when I'm in OS X: about 1 page a minute from a printer supposedly
>> rated at 12ppm in OS 9.
>> 
>> No-one who uses their computer for business operations can find that rate
>> acceptable, but I thought that poor printer performance may have been due to
>> the fact that I was using a multifunction machine. Seemed illogical for me,
>> because I'd have thought that the printer driver would stand alone from the
>> fax software and scanner software, but that is what I thought. But a
>> colleague of mine has an Epson Laser 6L, and it will not print at all in OS
>> X. He has to keep switching to Classic so that he can print and that is
>> irritating at the best of times and impractical from a business point of
>> view at any time.
>> 
>> So as far as I'm concerned whether or not Apple provides mac.com for free is
>> pretty irrelevant to whether Apple provides the type of computer that a
>> business would want to use. Hard drives are big and cheap these days and so
>> mac.com isn't essential, but fast reliable printing is.
>> 
>> So how about it Apple: can you stop wasting time with bells and whistles and
>> concentrate instead on fundamentals? There are days that I despair that I'm
>> going to have to convert to IBM so that I can do something simple, like
>> print my documents.
>> 
>> Michael Hawkins.
>> 
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