Re: Printer drivers for Apple IIC's

[dratzlaf@nyx.cs.du.edu (Norby)]

In article <Apr.13.19.20.15.1993.28921@trident.usacs.rutgers.edu> scraft@trident.usacs.rutgers.edu (Steve Craft) writes:

[...]

>>What printers are commonly supported on the Apple II - that is,
>>what non-dot-matrix ones?  Would I be able to print to an ink jet or
>>laser printer using Appleworks on the IIc?

[...]

>Since the HP DeskJet works with simple pr#1, you can dump AppleWorks
>and other text to it.  Graphics may not fly so easy; you're on your
>own there.
>
>There is a program called A2PS that turns text into PostScript, so you
>could get output to a LaserWriter or clone.  But I'm not sure how you
>could get an AppleTalk connection to the IIc.

Could you provide more info on A2PS?  I'd never heard of it before.  It is
free, share, or commercial?

Also, LaserWriters do have a serial port as well as the LocalTalk
connection.  At least the LWII's do...

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