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NDBounce
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Aug 9, 2000, 04:38 PM
 
Does anyone know if an HP Laserwriter 4 can be connected to an iBook? I have the opportunity to purchase said printer for $65, and want to providing I can actually use it!

If you have done this or know it can be done please let me know and let me know what I will need (I assume some sort of USB to Serial cable, and a few drivers as well), and where I can get them.

Thank you much!
     
NDBounce  (op)
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Aug 9, 2000, 04:46 PM
 
OOPS...

I totally went brain dead. The printer I am talking about is not a LaserWriter 4 but an HP LaserJet 4. Sorry if I confused anyone. The same question still applies though. Will it work with an iBook, what will I need, where can I get it.

Thank you
     
edmac
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Aug 9, 2000, 05:37 PM
 
If your printer is in fact a LaserJet 4M (M being the most important part) you can probably access it through a localtalk to ethernet bridge. My office uses the Micro AsantePrint to bridge ethernet-to-local talk chasm. Make sure that the printer supports localtalk before you buy!
     
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Aug 10, 2000, 01:43 PM
 
You're making this sound harder than it is. Just make sure that the LJ has an ethernet card (or go and buy one used). Then get a crossover ethernet cable and hook it up. The printer may have a localtalk port, but I suspect that the ethernet card for printer is a lot cheaper than the Asante LT-E adapter.
     
   
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