HP printers have the greater issue, not problem, but issue. I had
some info from Lexmark that I am re-evaluating because so far all the
new Lexmark printers I have seen in use have appletalk.
We do have a cheap and easy (hopefully) solution that will start
testing soon. But based on preliminaries there will be no need for
concern and even if you do have a printer that would seem to be a
problem in most cases it can be worked around. With one exception
Please read carefully what OS is required for the printer for Macs.
Some of the new ones, a very few, are OS X only. To use these you
would need to upgrade to OS X. The cheap HP inkjets are this way. And
the entry level HP color laserjet, the 2600, is OS X only
There will be a list soon of what is safe
At 9:21 AM -0700 9/6/05, Debra Morin wrote:
>Just so you know, we have a few 8.6 Macs networked to our new Lexmark
>printers and they seem to be working OK.
>
>
>> The following is for information only and to let you know that a
>> issue exists that is being dealt with.
>>
>> Some schools are beginning to get HP and Lexmark printers that will
>> not work with OS 8.6 and OS 9.x Macs over the network. These printers
>> do not have Appletalk. They do work fine with OS X though. They will
>> work with Macs that have USB for a direct connection.
>>
>> There are a couple ideas being considered to deal with this. In the
>> meantime those of you who schools with these printers can either move
>> older printers around to best effect.
>>
>> If you call the help desk about one of these printers a work order
>> will be created. The help desk will be asking what Mac you're using.
>> What version of the Mac OS you have. And which printer this is. This
>> information will help determine the scope of the resolution selected
>>
>> There is one idea that will require a bit of testing. If you'd like
>> to help, please let me know. It requires an all OS 9 lab, does not
>> require upgrading to OS X, and will not disrupt your lab schedule
>>
>> Again, this only affects Macs. PC will go along as before. And for
>> Mac users, the problem is receiving attention. And a summary of
>> options will be on the desk of the Director of IS very, very soon.
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