On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:37:46 -0800, Rush wrote
(in article <290120081937462307%Rush@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
> In article <0001HW.C3C496F0025480EFF0284530@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Stephen C. <nobodyNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:33:54 -0800, Rush wrote
>> (in article <270120081633546023%Rush@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>
>>> In article <240120081336235752%Rush@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Rush
>>> <Rush@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <0001HW.C3BDFA6100C7CF6DF0284530@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>>> Stephen C. <nobodyNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:02:53 -0800, Rush wrote
>>>>> (in article <240120080102533471%Rush@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>>>>
>>>>>> In article
<0001HW.C3BCA7E10078794DF0284530@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>>>>>> Stephen C. <nobodyNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:44:47 -0800, Rush wrote
>>>>>>> (in article <230120080044479606%Rush@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It there a driver that would allow printing with an Epson CX8400
under
>>>>>>>> System 9? Mac G4 1GD Dual Mirror Door.?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The printer works as advertized on OS 10.4.11. I previously used
an
>>>>>>>> Epson CX3200 on OSx and OS9. I would like to print some do***ents
from
>>>>>>>> WriteNow under OS 9.2.2.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any guidance would be apperciated. TIA
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Rush
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Epson does not make OS 9 drivers for this model. It is possible
that
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> could find an Epson OS 9 driver that would be compatible enough to
>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>> But
>>>>>>> this would be trial and error.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are you familiar with the process of installing printer drivers on
>>>>>>> dual
>>>>>>> boot
>>>>>>> Macs?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> StephenC
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I guess my answer would be no. I've installed drivers in the System
9
>>>>>> folder and I've installed drives software in OSX. For the CX3200
they
>>>>>> were seperate installers. So I'm not sure of your question as it
refers
>>>>>> to Dual Boot machines, and would the Epson web site be the best
source
>>>>>> of these OS9 drivers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Incidently, I can print in Classic with the CX8400, but I have no
>>>>>> control ovr the print settings. It appears to always print in
Color-
>>>>>> Normal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rush
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On dual boot machines, you need to install separate drivers for OS
10
>>>>> and
>>>>> OS
>>>>> 9. And you need to install them while booted into their respective
>>>>> systems.
>>>>> So for an OS 9 driver, you would boot up into OS 9 (not just running
>>>>> classic)
>>>>> and install the OS 9 Epson driver.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since there doesn't seem to be an OS 9 driver specifically for the
>>>>> CX8400,
>>>>> then your next best bet would be to install all the OS 9 drivers
that you
>>>>> can
>>>>> find on Epson's website, and try each of them to see if you can get
one
>>>>> that
>>>>> is close enough to allow compatibility.
>>>>>
>>>>> What printer is selected in the Chooser when you are able to print
via
>>>>> classic?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, do you have a specific reason to keep using WriteNow? As this
is
>>>>> no
>>>>> longer a sup****ted program, eventually you will need to switch if
you
>>>>> want
>>>>> to
>>>>> keep using newer Mac hardware and software. You might consider
>>>>> converting
>>>>> your WriteNow do***ents into OS 10 compatible format, and moving to
an OS
>>>>> 10
>>>>> word processing program. It seems easier than finding installing and
>>>>> testing
>>>>> drivers.
>>>>>
>>>>> StephenC
>>>>
>>>> OK Stephen, now I understand your question. Yes, I've always done
>>>> installations that way.
>>>> While printing in Classic, only the CX3200 shows in the Chooser.
>>>> When I choose Print in Classic, the print screen allows me to choose
>>>> the CX8400, but the only settings are # of pages and range of pages.
>>>>
>>>> I bought my first Mac in March of 1985. I started generating word
>>>> processing do***ents in MacWrite and then in WriteNow. I didn't get a
>>>> Dual Boot machine until 2003. In all that time I ended up with
>>>> something less than 1000 do***ents. Admittedly, most of them are
>>>> historical only.
>>>> Many of the do***ents I still need have been converted to MSW, but
>>>> many have not. I haven't found a good way to preserve the formatting.
>>>> Saving as Text.rtf and pasting appears to perserve some of the
>>>> formatting.
>>>> There are other OS9 applications that I need quite often. 1st File
>>>> (Formally 1st Base) contains 22 years of financial information. I'm
not
>>>> technological enough to be able to convert them to a modern OSX based
>>>> Data Based Management program. So, for the time being, I'm committed
to
>>>> a Dual Boot Machine.
>>>> I'll jump on the Epson web site and see if I can determine the last
>>>> printer they have that had OS9 drivers and start backward from there.
>>>> Just as an aside - I kept a MAC 7600 which is networked with my G4
>>>> and using Data Bridge software I can print to a LaserWriterII from my
>>>> G4. However, the Laser printer is badly in need of a cleaning, if I
>>>> could just remove the covers. - How's that for hanging onto old
stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your comeback.
>>>
>>> Just as a final comment - I downloaded every driver for OS9 from the
>>> Epson site. Installed each one of them. They all were printer
specific,
>>> and none of them recognized the CX8400. I guess I was hoping for a
>>> generic driver that could handle a varitey of printers. Epson doesn't
>>> provide such a driver. I could try other brands but I think I'd run
>>> into the same thing. In the meantime, I'll keep my eye open for that
>>> Generic dirver.
>>>
>>> Rush
>>>>>
>>
>> The only generic drivers I know about are for OS 10. In the OS 9 world,
I
>> know that some of the Laserwriter drivers are considered somewhat
generic,
>> but these drivers only work on laser printers.
>>
>> Just to be clear, you booted into OS 9, installed all the various OS 9
>> drivers, and after selecting each one in turn, you tried to print a
simple
>> do***ent, but the printer never received the print job from the driver,
>> right?
>>
>> StephenC
>
> That's exactly what I did. The print command yielded a screen that
> said the "Printer" wasn't recognized. Each of the drivers put a
> different printer in the chooser. Selecting those printers yielded the
> same result. Of course, there's no CX8400 printer showing on the
> Chooser. Additionally, on re-boot, in Sys 9 with the CX8400 connected
> and powered up I get a screen that says - "Software needed for the USB
> device"USB2.0MFP" is not available. Would you like to look for the
> software on the Internet?" Clicking the OK button yields a no
> connection screen. (The internet works on the other internet programs
> in Sys9)
>
> P.S. - Tried to paste a jpeg of a screen shot here. I guess I don't
> know how to do that. (Using Thoth 1.7.2)
>
>
>>
>
>>
Sounds like you did everything right. Unfortunately, the only generic
printer
driver I know about is the Laserwriter 8 one. This is designed for
Postscript
or Postscript-compatible printers. I don't know if your Epson is
Postscript-compatible or not.
Outside of getting Laserwriter 8 to work, maybe with a used Postcript
printer
from eBay. or living with the current no-features driver that you seem to
be
using in Classic, I don't have any other good choices.
I guess that I would be looking to transition to OS 10 by putting any new
financial data into an OS 10 program, and keeping an OS 9 system around
for
any historical data you needed.
StephenC
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