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Oct 30, 2004, 12:35 PM
 
I just found an old HP laser 6L - what is the best way to use this on an Imac g4-800. (Serial printer ) Is there a serial to USB adapter out there or just get a new printer?
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Oct 31, 2004, 01:05 AM
 
If you can find an old Powerprint cable (USB to parallel) and software, you might be able to get this working in OS 9. You will have to check to see if there was software for this printer

The other way to do this is to get an external HP JetDirect network box so that you can put the 6L on an ethernet network. I don't know if OS X has the "drivers" to see this printer. You might need to try Gimp Print
     
   
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