So...
I have a semi-dumb suggestion. It's "semi-dumb" because it's a fair amount of labor to set up and I can't guarantee it will work anymore. The last time I did this was... at least 12 years ago. At least. But it worked like a charm back then. I guess the pages say it works on Windows versions up to XP... if you run Vista or 7 on your Compaq you may be out of luck. (I originally did this on a Windows 95 machine in order to share a non-Postscript printer on a network in such a way that DOS Wordperfect 5.1 users could use it. Yes, that was a long time ago.) Anyway:
The idea is to use RedMon and Ghostscript to set up a "fake" Postscript printer and share it on the network. Obviously there are problems using a Windows printer on a Mac... you'll either have to use DAVE, or you can install "UNIX LPR Printer Services" which will allow your Windows box to act as a UNIX LPR print server. MacOS versions as old as 7.1.1 can print to UNIX LPR servers with the Laserwriter 8.5.1 driver. Here's some links:
This is a complete recipe to get the Postscript autofiltering to work on Windows XP, including the part about installing the UNIX LPR service and pointing it to share the emulated Postscript printer.
This page talks about using the Laserwriter driver on classic MacOS to print to an LPR printer. If you already have DAVE then maybe you don't need this.
Good luck if you choose to accept this mission.
(Edit Update: It is *possible* to make this work on Windows 7. Here is a blog link/. It involves an evil workaround to temporarily disable some of the security features present since Vista.)
I have a semi-dumb suggestion. It's "semi-dumb" because it's a fair amount of labor to set up and I can't guarantee it will work anymore. The last time I did this was... at least 12 years ago. At least. But it worked like a charm back then. I guess the pages say it works on Windows versions up to XP... if you run Vista or 7 on your Compaq you may be out of luck. (I originally did this on a Windows 95 machine in order to share a non-Postscript printer on a network in such a way that DOS Wordperfect 5.1 users could use it. Yes, that was a long time ago.) Anyway:
The idea is to use RedMon and Ghostscript to set up a "fake" Postscript printer and share it on the network. Obviously there are problems using a Windows printer on a Mac... you'll either have to use DAVE, or you can install "UNIX LPR Printer Services" which will allow your Windows box to act as a UNIX LPR print server. MacOS versions as old as 7.1.1 can print to UNIX LPR servers with the Laserwriter 8.5.1 driver. Here's some links:
This is a complete recipe to get the Postscript autofiltering to work on Windows XP, including the part about installing the UNIX LPR service and pointing it to share the emulated Postscript printer.
This page talks about using the Laserwriter driver on classic MacOS to print to an LPR printer. If you already have DAVE then maybe you don't need this.
Good luck if you choose to accept this mission.
(Edit Update: It is *possible* to make this work on Windows 7. Here is a blog link/. It involves an evil workaround to temporarily disable some of the security features present since Vista.)