> Hi all,
>
> > I'm trying to print to a HP LaserJet 4 printer with an MP2100 via the =
> > serial
> > port on the printer.
>
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>Basicially, (as my LaserJet memory comes back) your LJ4 needs to have a
>JetDirect card that includes a LocalTalk port. *Then* it also has to
>support PostScript. If both of these conditions aren't satisfied, then
>you're not going to be printing to it from your Newton. It's because the
>Newton will only generate PostScript when printing via AppleTalk, and will
>only use the PrintPack drivers when using the printpack cable. Strange I
>know...
I found something called Soft Print Pack from Sytek. It emulates the special
adaptor that comes with the Apple Print Pack. The only hassle is that you
have to have the PC between the Newt and the printer.
Shabaz
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