Dot-matrix printers?

acme.mail.order · 11-05-2009, 07:06 AM

Doesn't sound like the connection is his problem - He has an iMac (which never had a parallel port - I don't think any Mac ever had a parallel port) and that the printer was connected via ethernet.

The problem will be drivers, but a dot-matrix printer from the 90's should be able to use a fairly generic driver in monospace mode.

gsahli · 11-05-2009, 08:33 AM

You're right, of course...
I was somehow thinking that they used the old Mac as a print server, connected by ethernet, not the printer connected by ethernet.

On my Mac I have ESP > Epson 24-pin Series CUPS 1.1, that I'm pretty sure would work for driver.

11-05-2009, 08:33 AM	#2
gsahli All Star Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 973	You're right, of course... I was somehow thinking that they used the old Mac as a print server, connected by ethernet, not the printer connected by ethernet. On my Mac I have ESP > Epson 24-pin Series CUPS 1.1, that I'm pretty sure would work for driver. Last edited by gsahli; 11-05-2009 at 08:36 AM.

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11-05-2009, 07:06 AM	#1
acme.mail.order Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 4,286	Doesn't sound like the connection is his problem - He has an iMac (which never had a parallel port - I don't think any Mac ever had a parallel port) and that the printer was connected via ethernet. The problem will be drivers, but a dot-matrix printer from the 90's should be able to use a fairly generic driver in monospace mode.