6 Apr
2005
6 Apr
'05
2:30 p.m.
From: "Barry Watzman" <Watzman at neo.rr.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 3:53 PM
Normally, all Postscript printers have a built-in self
test, but I don't
know how to work it on any of the apple products.
I believe that it can be interfaced to a PC, but may be slow.
Toner should be available, it was a Canon-engine printer, I think the "CX"
engine, same as the original HP Laserjet. It MIGHT be an "SX" engine,
which
would be much better. In either case, you should be able to get toner,
although it won't be "on the shelves" at a local retail store.
I'm not an Apple person but I like their printers. If you want a cheap
printer that works anywhere try picking up an NTR.
The NTR has both PCL & PostScript capabilities (switchable but not
automatic).
It also has three ports: Parallel, serial, apple-talk.
You can pick up the tone from $10 from ebay.
It's slow but it works on most any system. There are several Apple printers
with parallel and serial ports but beware many of the printers with a 25 pin
connector are not serial. Some Apple printers allow you to attach a SCSI
disk drive for font storage using the 25 pin connector.
Randy
www.s100-manuals.com