Re: replacement inkjet printer for Apple 2

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

e p chandler wrote:
> I'm trying to replace a printer on a relative's Apple 2e system. It
> was an Apollo inkjet printer - a less expensive version of an HP
> Deskjet 450(?).
>
> All I need is a character mode printer that works with a parallel card
> in slot 1 under Apple DOS. I really would prefer an injket to a dot
> matrix or laser printer.
>
> All of the printers I see today are Win or Mac printers. Printing
> ANYTHING on them requires a host driver.
>
> I do have a Deskjet 500 on my Apple 2e, but that's staying where it
> is. One candidate is a Deskjet 310, but that requires a snap-on multi-
> sheet feeder - which I do have. [Assembling it and teaching someone
> ELSE how to use it - no fun.]

I think your best bet is another old DeskJet--typically $5 at
a Goodwill (thrift store).

-michael

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