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LaserWriter 360 with OS 9 - no driver?
Hello everyone,
So I just did a fresh install of Mac OS 9.2 on my PowerBook G3. I plugged in a LaserWriter 360 I have got recently. I connected the serial cable and selected "Printer Port" in Chooser (even though the PowerBook only has one port) and selected the LW 300 driver. (I tried selecting LaserWriter 8 but it does not list any PostScript printers)
Well Mac OS 9 says it can't communicate to the printer. Everything is turned on, am I missing something? I didn't see any drivers to download online, from what I've read it should be installed in OS 9. Is the Chooser printer/driver I selected correct? Does the PowerBook need to have a piece of software change the serial port from printer to modem?
It's been a while and I can't remember on my own... thanks!
-Steve
So I just did a fresh install of Mac OS 9.2 on my PowerBook G3. I plugged in a LaserWriter 360 I have got recently. I connected the serial cable and selected "Printer Port" in Chooser (even though the PowerBook only has one port) and selected the LW 300 driver. (I tried selecting LaserWriter 8 but it does not list any PostScript printers)
Well Mac OS 9 says it can't communicate to the printer. Everything is turned on, am I missing something? I didn't see any drivers to download online, from what I've read it should be installed in OS 9. Is the Chooser printer/driver I selected correct? Does the PowerBook need to have a piece of software change the serial port from printer to modem?
It's been a while and I can't remember on my own... thanks!
-Steve
Is AppleTalk turned on for the port the printer is connected to?
There is actually a LaserWriter Select 360 desktop printer you've got to use. I've got my Select 360 setup on my Wallstreet and you don't have to specify anything portwise. Go into your Utilities folder and use the Desktop Printer Utility to select the correct drives and you're done. Not as effortless as OS X, but still pretty easy.