Re: hp 5L laserjet

In article <YGZvj.1703$Hd.303@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 Briggs <thebcs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Carl Witthoft wrote:
> > In article <C74vj.8347$_T3.6008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> >  Briggs <thebcs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > 
> >> I just got a free hp 5L laserjet printer.  I have an iMac, OS
10.4.11. 
> >> I know I can get a USB-parallel cable for about $13.  Can I get a
driver 
> >> that will work, and is it worth it?  I just need a reliable printer
to 
> >> print out non-demanding do***ents.
> > 
> > I'd start by browsing thru the PrinterSetup Utility.  Somewhere in
there 
> > you can select a printer brand (HP) and take a look at the list of 
> > supplied printer drivers -- original and CUPS -- and see if your model

> > is listed.
> > 
> I can't find a driver.  I went to the hp driver downloads and they don't

> show a Mac driver.  Does anyone know--either yes or no--if this printer 
> can be run from a Mac?

Did you try the 5M driver?   
And Google for gimp-print and Common unix print system (CUPS) to see 
what you can dig up.

Here's a site which should help:  
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/MacOSX/hpijs

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