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Spyswitch00
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86 Posts		 Posted - 01 May 2003 :  13:29:46
I had asked a long time ago, but am now getting to the point going out and getting one.

What's a good basic printer for a Mac Classic? There's an HP Deskjet black and white something or another??
candyPunk
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USA
856 Posts		 Posted - 01 May 2003 :  14:45:35
Anything cheap that works. Hit eBay or a local thrift store for good deals. The Classic has standard serial ports, which any printer should do fine on. Make sure the printer you get works in OS 6/7, depending on what you're running. Epsons, HP's -- it should all be fine. Serial printers that run in 7.x are a dime a dozen.

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emaq123
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USA
258 Posts		 Posted - 01 May 2003 :  14:51:02
Don't know what your needs are. I've found Personal Laserwriters for $5 US with toner. Works for me.

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maclover5
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Australia
5830 Posts		 Posted - 01 May 2003 :  21:15:51
Get a StyleWriter. StyleWritter IIs require at least an '020 IIRC, but an original StyleWriter should work fine.

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SlowMac
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USA
70 Posts		 Posted - 06 May 2003 :  22:16:59
I've got a great deal on a stylewrier II on my site.

http://www.slowmac.no-ip.com

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MrLynn
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USA
394 Posts		 Posted - 07 May 2003 :  09:36:10
I would look for a used laser printer of low mileage (my 1987 QMS PS Jet+ is still running fine at c. 90K copies--had one roller overhaul at maybe 60K some years ago). Make sure the rollers aren't all worn out. Companies throw out a lot of perfectly good hardware (e.g., Localtalk and serial printers) after upgrading their networks, or if they go bankrupt, etc.

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