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Vicentec - Oct 7, 2005 - 10:48 am
I have Mac OS 10.3, and still use a few applications in the classic environment, but cannot print to the printer and neither can other users in my computer. Unfortunately my new printer (local machine, not networked) does not have OS 9 drivers available, so my printer does not show in the Chooser for me to select it. It works fine in OS X. Is there a way to get around this? I've looked at other solutions for problems similar to this, but I wonder if the fact that my printer is not networked will make a difference.
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Yukira - Oct 7, 2005 - 11:44 am
Hi Cecilia,
You might try installing the Desktop Printer Utility.
http://ts-mac.web.cern.ch/TS-Mac/home/maclpr.html The instructions are for a network printer setup but you can still download the program from here.
This is a classic application that you can use to setup classic printers. Hopefully it will recognize that you have a printer attached and will show you all printer drivers you have installed in classic and you might be able to get one of those to work with your printer. I have used it to install USB, Appletalk and LRP printers both on a network and off.
Hope this helps.
Lianne
You might try installing the Desktop Printer Utility.
http://ts-mac.web.cern.ch/TS-Mac/home/maclpr.html The instructions are for a network printer setup but you can still download the program from here.
This is a classic application that you can use to setup classic printers. Hopefully it will recognize that you have a printer attached and will show you all printer drivers you have installed in classic and you might be able to get one of those to work with your printer. I have used it to install USB, Appletalk and LRP printers both on a network and off.
Hope this helps.
Lianne
Vicentec - Oct 11, 2005 - 10:43 am
Hi, Lianne.
Thanks for the suggestion. Tried that solution, unfortunately, it did not recognize that my printer was connected and I could not choose it.
Thanks for the suggestion. Tried that solution, unfortunately, it did not recognize that my printer was connected and I could not choose it.
Yukira - Oct 11, 2005 - 11:12 am
Cecilia,
I'm sorry that didn't work for you. I will try to put this back in the open questions to see if someone else can help.
Lianne
I'm sorry that didn't work for you. I will try to put this back in the open questions to see if someone else can help.
Lianne
Vicentec - Oct 11, 2005 - 11:56 am
Lianne, Good News! I found the following procedure in this site (http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237291) while searching the internet.
Unfortunately it did not work for the person with the question, but it worked for me. Hope it can help others, too.
Mac OS X 10.3: Printing in Classic using a Mac OS X inkjet printer driver
If you're using a Classic application, you can print from it using a Mac OS X printer driver. This applies only to inkjet (raster) printers that use a single driver to print from either Mac OS X or Classic applications. Here's how to do this in Mac OS X 10.3 through 10.3.9.
1 From the Finder Go menu, choose Go to Folder.
2 In the resulting dialog, type /Applications (Mac OS 9)/Utilities and then click Go (or press Return).
Note: This command only works if your Mac OS 9-related folders are on the same volume as Mac OS X. If they are on a different volume (or partition), navigate to the Utilities folder in the Applications (Mac OS 9) folder on that volume.
3 Double-click Desktop Printer Utility to open it.
4 In the New Desktop Printer dialog, select "Translator (PostScript)" and click OK.
5 In the resulting dialog, click Create.
6 Type a name for your new desktop printer, such as "PostScript Translation," then click OK.
7 Quit Desktop Printer Utility.
8 Open the Classic application from which you wish to print. When you're ready to print, choose Print from the File menu.
9 In the resulting Print dialog, choose your new desktop printer ("PostScript Translator," or whatever you named it) from the pop-up menu, and click Save.
10 In the resulting dialog, give your file a name (or use the name that is provided automatically), select a location where the file will be easy to find later (such as your desktop), and click Save. (The file may take a moment to appear on the desktop or in a Finder window.)
11 To print the PostScript file, drop it on a desktop printer icon, or on the name of a printer in Printer Setup Utility. If you drop the file on the Printer Setup Utility icon in the Dock, it will be printed to the default printer.
Tip: You can view and print your new file from the Preview application, where advanced printing options, such as print quality and duplex settings, can be used.
Unfortunately it did not work for the person with the question, but it worked for me. Hope it can help others, too.
Mac OS X 10.3: Printing in Classic using a Mac OS X inkjet printer driver
If you're using a Classic application, you can print from it using a Mac OS X printer driver. This applies only to inkjet (raster) printers that use a single driver to print from either Mac OS X or Classic applications. Here's how to do this in Mac OS X 10.3 through 10.3.9.
1 From the Finder Go menu, choose Go to Folder.
2 In the resulting dialog, type /Applications (Mac OS 9)/Utilities and then click Go (or press Return).
Note: This command only works if your Mac OS 9-related folders are on the same volume as Mac OS X. If they are on a different volume (or partition), navigate to the Utilities folder in the Applications (Mac OS 9) folder on that volume.
3 Double-click Desktop Printer Utility to open it.
4 In the New Desktop Printer dialog, select "Translator (PostScript)" and click OK.
5 In the resulting dialog, click Create.
6 Type a name for your new desktop printer, such as "PostScript Translation," then click OK.
7 Quit Desktop Printer Utility.
8 Open the Classic application from which you wish to print. When you're ready to print, choose Print from the File menu.
9 In the resulting Print dialog, choose your new desktop printer ("PostScript Translator," or whatever you named it) from the pop-up menu, and click Save.
10 In the resulting dialog, give your file a name (or use the name that is provided automatically), select a location where the file will be easy to find later (such as your desktop), and click Save. (The file may take a moment to appear on the desktop or in a Finder window.)
11 To print the PostScript file, drop it on a desktop printer icon, or on the name of a printer in Printer Setup Utility. If you drop the file on the Printer Setup Utility icon in the Dock, it will be printed to the default printer.
Tip: You can view and print your new file from the Preview application, where advanced printing options, such as print quality and duplex settings, can be used.
Yukira - Oct 11, 2005 - 12:05 pm
Cecilia,
That's great. I'm so glad you got your problem resolved.
Lianne
That's great. I'm so glad you got your problem resolved.
Lianne
Yukira - Oct 11, 2005 - 5:19 pm
Sorry meant to close this message.
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