[NPMUG] Apple Stylewriter 4500?

[Paul Furiga]

Hi folks,

Thank you all for your responses. Some (like this one!) were humorous,
others made great suggestions, such as using an AppleTalk bridge or using
the HP driver for the printer and running it with somewhat limited
capability under Windows.

The best option is that I am going to hand it to one of the Goodwill
volunteers who feels he can directly get it to a new ³refurbished² Mac user
who would otherwise have no printer because of economic considerations.

Just another reason I love this list ‹ the answers are out there, if you
ask.

All the best,

Paul


On 2/14/09 12:28 PM, "William James" <wtjames at mac.com> wrote:

> Smithsonian??
> 
> B. James
> 
> On Feb 14, 2009, at 11:47 AM, Paul Furiga wrote:
> 
>>  Hi folks,
>>  
>>  I have a mint Apple Stylewriter 4500 that I pulled about four years ago from
>> my mother¹s home when I upgraded my mom and dad to a G4 iMac and iBook (they
>> are 79 and 84 respectively and tool around the Net pretty well).
>>  
>>  Anyway, my mother is still my mother and she INSISTED I not toss the 4500,
>> even though it has a serial connection and is (relatively speaking for Mac
>> hardware) ancient. So . . . Any suggestions/guidance on the 4500?
>>  
>>  Are there drivers for it in the 10.5.6 environment? Is it worth getting a
>> conversion cable for the serial connection if so?
>>  
>>  I am thinking the best option is to put it through the Goodwill process for
>> someone with an OS 9 or earlier machine to enjoy but wanted to see if any of
>> you had better advice.
>>  
>>  Thank you!
>>  -- 
>>  Paul Furiga, ABC
>>  President
>>  WordWrite Communications LLC
>>  10475 Perry Highway Suite 104
>>  Wexford, PA 15090-9213
>>  www.wordwritepr.com <http://www.wordwritepr.com>
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-- 
Paul Furiga, ABC
President
WordWrite Communications LLC
10475 Perry Highway Suite 104
Wexford, PA 15090-9213
www.wordwritepr.com
paul.furiga at wordwritepr.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfuriga
724.935.7580 (office)
724.935.7808 (fax)
412.427.0597 (cell)

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