Re: mac & IIGS compatible printers

[lurch@eskimo.com (Erik Kloeppel)]

shack@crash.cts.com (Randy Shackelford) writes:

<I would say to get yourself the best networkable Apple Laserwriter you can
<afford. Shreve Systems has Personal Laserwriter NTRs for $749. This is the
<kind I have and it's compatible with every IIgs program I've tried except
<Print Shop GS which doesn't work with any kind of network printer. And it
<works perfectly with Macs of course. Just make sure you get one with networking
<in the hardware so you don't have to use greyshare to network it. You're best
<off in getting stuff to work with your II when there's an Apple logo on the 
<front.

Umm.. even with the Apple Logo you need to be careful.. for instance, you
can't use a Quickdraw printer on the GS.  Me, I always recommend paying 
the extra few bux for Postscript, not oly because it's GOING to work, but
because I just like the output better.  

You also need to be wary of those printers designed for windows (the NEC 610
leaps to mind here)  Many of them REQUIRE the windows drivers and flatly
won't work on anyting else.

For more details, check out GS+ v6n2 - it explains a lot aobut laser printers
and yourIIGS, and lists 25 laser printers that SHOULD work.

(oh, GS+ can be reached at GSplusDIZ@delphi.com, or 800 662 3634)

Lurch