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Re:Laserwriter - 2008/08/18 21:44
I copied this from the Apple forums in regard to a similar question about a LW300. If you are running OS X the answer is no.
If the info here is wrong you can blame Grant on the Apple forums. ;-) But he seems to really know his stuff so I have no doubt the info below is accurate.
If you are running OS 9 it should work with the serial adapter like the one Harry linked to.
"The BAD News:
These printers are QuickDraw-only printers, do not use LocalTalk or AppleTalk of any kind, and cannot be "recognized" or "identified" in the usual way. If you cannot get one of these to print by just sending serial data to it, it will not be useable under Mac OS X. They do not work with LocalTalk Bridge software, the AsanteTalk, or Farallon Ethermac iPrint LT.
LaserWriter IISC (SCSI)
Personal LaserWriter SC (SCSI)
Personal LaserWriter LS (Serial only)
Personal LaserWriter 300 (Serial only)
LaserWriter Select 300 (Serial only)
Apple made no apology for dropping support for the LaserWriter Select 310 in OS 8.5. It is a serial or parallel Postscript printer with no LocalTalk capability. This printer is NOT supported by the linux foundation driver.
LaserWriter Select 310 -- Postscript level 1 only; serial/parallel only
The Personal LaserWriter 320 is a MUCH more capable printer that uses postscript and LocalTalk, and is supported by LocalTalk bridges and boxes. It includes Postscript level 2, and so is supported by the drivers built in to Mac OS X.
The good news:
The Mac OS 9 driver for the LaserWriter 300 features "grayshare" a shareable driver. There are some ways to work at getting it to actually share with Mac OS X."
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