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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] laser printer - WindowsXP to Macintosh

From: Alan King <alan@...>
Date: 2005-11-19

Jim Larsen - AL7FS wrote:

>Does anyone know if the old early 1990s Mac Laser Printer can be made to print
>from Windows XP? This is an Apple Personal LaserWriter LS manufactured in May
>1991.
>
>It would sure be nice not to have to buy another Laser Printer.
>
>Thanks.
>
>

I think I just tossed what you needed on the last trip to the
dumpster.. Wasn't going to get $5 for the converter on Ebay.. I've got
another similar port converter, but not sure where it is or that it had
ADB on it..

$6 or something even getting it to you, is a good chunk of a used,
more modern, better, faster, and smaller printer. Hard not to recommend
moving up to one and toss the anchor, even if you won't use it very often..

Also, sign up for Freecycle for your area on Yahoo Groups. Old laser
printers come up now and then, if you're near any kind of populated area
you'll have a bit newer, already IBM one in a month or two, and for only
the cost of picking it up.. A lot of things should hit that list after
the Christmas flood of new items.

Alan