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pirnter cable
Name: Mel Lum Date: May 11, 2004 at 09:33:29 Pacific OS: win98se CPU/Ram: pentium III / 640
Comment:
I was given a Deskwriter 660c printer for a Mac computer. Does anyone know if there is a cable that will connect this printer to windows?
Name: funickk Date: May 11, 2004 at 11:01:15 Pacific
Reply:
Basing from the HP site, and searching the documentation (searching for the keyword 'microsoft' and 'windows') on the same site, I would daresay a conventional line of communication to a PC doesn't exist. It appears the Deskwriter line is the Apple parallel to the PCs' Deskjet series.
Then again, I don't know what the connection looks like for an Apple.
Name: OtheHill Date: May 11, 2004 at 11:03:10 Pacific
Reply:
If the printer was designed to work with both Mac and Windows then there will be a cable available. I have a couple of printers that supposedly work with both Mac and Windows. There were installation disks for both OSes. The ports on the printer are no different than any other printer. I don't know what the end that would connect to a Mac would be, but if I had to guess I would say it is the same cable.
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Response Number 3
Name: Mel Lum Date: May 11, 2004 at 11:34:04 Pacific
Reply:
The Printer uses a mini-Din-8 cable.
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Response Number 4
Name: OtheHill Date: May 11, 2004 at 13:18:44 Pacific
Reply:
There is more to the printer being compatible with an OS besides the cable port. I have a dot matrix printer that was used on a Apple IIE. The printer and cable look identical to the PC version. The model number is even the same except for the suffix on the Apple version. The printer wouldn't work in Windows.
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Response Number 5
Name: Mel Lum Date: May 11, 2004 at 13:59:53 Pacific
Reply:
I found a web site that tells you what drivers to use and another web site that has the cable that I need. I'm going to give it a shot. Thanks for your replys.
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