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  1. patters

    IP printing from vintage Macs - a guide

    I still use an ancient PostScript SIMM equipped HP LaserJet 6MP. It is shared via a USB-to-IEE1284 dongle, from a Synology NAS which uses CUPS. I have a Macintosh SE/30 which now has a BlueSCSI v2 with wifi. Surely I could get the old Mac to print... It took a crazy amount of reading, tinkering...
  2. S

    How to print to any printer from Classic Mac OS using macOS / X.

    How to print to any printer from Classic Mac OS using macOS / X. I. From the macOS Terminal: lpstat -p Make note of the printer you want to use. example: Brother_MFC_L2740DW_series II. Open Script Editor on macOS / X. Input the following script...
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