In article <0001HW.C3C5EA1A004B1F64F0284530@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Stephen C. <nobodyNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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
I think that's an excellent suggestion. Can you recommend a simple data
based managment program where I can establish fields, do simple math on
the fields and generate a tab delimited re****t. In the past I've
concentrated on transfering the data to another program. Far simpler
would be to make a some single entries summarising the totals as of 31
Dec 2007 in a different program.
On other thing I'll try. My CX3200 comes on with an ERROR light.
I've read of some people actually fixing that problem.
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/38578#2
One drawback - the software to reset the printer software is only
available for PC's. Evidently, one of the causes for that error light
is that the ink pads that catch the ink used during the cleaning cycle
gets saturated. Cleaning the pads is first - reseting the printer is
next. If I get that far, I'll get the use of a PC somehow.
Rush
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