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Can I print to a windows printer?
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Feb 4, 2003, 12:32 PM
 
Hi,

I have a windows 98 pc on my network with a windows only printer connected to it. It's an HP720 deskjet, and the only colour printer I own at the moment. Is there a way for me to print to it through the pc from my mac.

I can't connect it to the mac directly, as there are no drivers available even through cups and gimp.

My mac is a Tibook running X.2.3

Cheers,

J.
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Feb 4, 2003, 10:39 PM
 
I think you might be able to do it by emulating Postscritp on the Mac.

There's a pretty good set of directions here for doing exactly what you seem to be asking, using the HP Deskjet 722C. (No idea if the same process would work with the 720 printer, but the page states that with other models you just need to adapt the instructions to suit.
     
   
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