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Windows USB Printer Sharing?
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Aug 31, 2003, 10:42 PM
 
I heard rumors about a way to share a PC USB printer with another computer running OSX, similar to the way USB Printer Sharing worked in OS9. Is this possible?

Until then, I have to crawl under my desk each time I want to print something from either my Mac or PC.
     
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Sep 1, 2003, 12:11 AM
 
do search, this has been discussed plenty of times.

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Sep 1, 2003, 01:07 AM
 
edit: oops, i read your post wrong, and i actually don't know how to help. sorry
     
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Sep 1, 2003, 06:24 AM
 
Thanks Sarc.
I should have done that first.

I did a search and didn't find anything that helped me, but I did figure out my own little run around.

Epson doesn't support my Stylus Scan 250 (MFD) in OSX natively so I thought I was out of luck. IP printing didn't work either because I am running win98se and it doens't appear to offer the function.

I did use this older software PC MacLan to emulate a an Appletalk Print Server and connected via Print Center.

Its a little slower, but heck it works.

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