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Printer Drivers and Cables

Printer Drivers and Cables Introduction - 1 Introduction

Use these tables to determine the proper printer driver and cable to use with each Apple printer.

Printer Drivers and Cables - 2 ImageWriters

Printer Printer Driver Version Cable

ImageWriter ImageWriter 7.0.1 Serial ImageWriter GX 1.1.1 Seriala b ImageWriter II ImageWriter 7.0.1 Serial ImageWriter GX 1.1.1 Seriala b AppleTalk ImageWriter 7.0.1 LocalTalkc ImageWriter LQ LQ ImageWriter 7.0.1 Serial ImageWriter LQ GX 1.1.1 Seriala b LQ AppleTalk ImageWriter 7.0.1 LocalTalkc a. All GX printer drivers require System 7.5 and QuickDraw GX. You cannot use these driv- ers without QuickDraw GX installed. b. These drivers were updated from 1.0 when you install QuickDraw GX v1.1.2. c. With LocalTalk Option card installed.

Printer Drivers and Cables StyleWriters and Color Printer - 3 StyleWriters and Color Printer

Printer Printer Driver Version Cable

StyleWriter StyleWriter 7.2.3 Serial StyleWriter II 1.2 Serial/Shareablea b StyleWriter GX 1.1.1 Serialc d StyleWriter II StyleWriter II 1.2 Serial/Shareablea b StyleWriter GX 1.1.1 Serial/Shareablec d Portable StyleWriter Portable StyleWriter 1.0.1 Serial Color StyleWriter Pro Color SW Pro 1.5 Serial/Shareablea Color StyleWriter 1.0 Serial/Shareablec Pro GX StyleWriter 1200 StyleWriter 1200 2.0 Serial/Shareablea b StyleWriter GX 1.1.1 Serialc d Color StyleWriter Color StyleWriter 2200 2200 2.1 Serial/Shareablea Color SW 2200 GX 1.0.1 Serial/Shareablec Color StyleWriter 2400 2.1.1 Serial/Shareablea, LocalTalke Color StyleWriter Color StyleWriter Serial/Shareablea, 2400 2400 2.1.1 LocalTalke Color SW 2400 GX 1.0.1 Serial/Shareablec d Color Printer Apple Color Printer 1.0 SCSI/Shareablea a. Uses GrayShare. Apple’s GrayShare technology allows printing more than 130 shades of gray and connecting the printer to a network through the . Color StyleWriter printers use ColorShare instead of GrayShare. b. Use the StyleWriter 1200 driver to print from a running System 7.5.2 to a Style- Writer I or II printer. c. All GX printer drivers require System 7.5 and QuickDraw GX. You cannot use these drivers with- out QuickDraw GX installed. d. These drivers were updated from 1.0 when you installed QuickDraw GX v1.1.2. e. LocalTalk requires Color StyleWriter 2400 LocalTalk Module (M3458LL/A).

Printer Drivers and Cables Personal - 4 Personal LaserWriters

Printer Printer Driver Version Cable

Personal Personal LW LS 7.2 Serial LaserWriter LS LaserWriter 300 1.2 Serial/Shareablea LaserWriter 300 GX 1.1.1 Serial/Shareableb c Personal LaserWriter 7.1.2 LocalTalk LaserWriter NT LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalkd LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkb c Personal LaserWriter 7.1.2 LocalTalk LaserWriter NTR LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalkd LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkb c Personal Personal LW SC 7.0.1 SCSI LaserWriter SC LaserWriter IISC GX 1.0 SCSIb Personal LaserWriter 300 1.2 Serial/Shareablea LaserWriter 300 LaserWriter 300 GX 1.1.1 Serial/Shareableb c Personal LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalk LaserWriter 320 LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkb c a. Uses GrayShare. Apple’s GrayShare technology allows printing more than 130 shades of gray and connecting the printer to a network through the Macintosh. Color StyleWriter print- ers use ColorShare instead of GrayShare. b. All GX printer drivers require System 7.5 and QuickDraw GX. You cannot use these driv- ers without QuickDraw GX installed. c. These drivers were updated from 1.0 when you installed QuickDraw GX v1.1.2. d. LaserWriter 8.3.2 driver update is part of the 7.5.2 Printing Update 1.1, which is posted online.

Printer Drivers and Cables LaserWriters - 5 LaserWriters

Printer Printer Driver Version Cable

LaserWriter LaserWriter 7.1.2 LocalTalka LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalkb LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkc d LaserWriter LaserWriter 7.1.2 LocalTalka Plus LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalkb LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkc d LaserWriter IISC Personal LW SC 7.0.1 SCSI LaserWriter IISC GX 1.1.1 SCSIc d LaserWriter LaserWriter 7.1.2 LocalTalk IINT LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalkb LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkc d LaserWriter LaserWriter 7.1.2 LocalTalk IINTX LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalkb LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkc d LaserWriter IIf LaserWriter 7.1.2 LocalTalk LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalkb LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkc d LaserWriter IIg LaserWriter 7.1.2 LocalTalk, LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalk, Ethernetb LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalk, Ethernetc d a. Some LaserWriters and LaserWriter Plus printers are not compatible with LaserWriter 7.1.2 and should use the LaserWriter 7.0 or 8.1.1 driver instead. b. LaserWriter 8.3.2 driver update is part of the 7.5.2 Printing Update 1.1, which is posted on- line. c. All GX printer drivers require System 7.5 and QuickDraw GX. You cannot use these drivers without QuickDraw GX installed. d. These drivers were updated from 1.0 when you installed QuickDraw GX v1.1.2.

Printer Drivers and Cables LaserWriter Select, Pro, and PS - 6 LaserWriter Select, Pro, and PS

Printer Printer Driver Version Cable

LaserWriter LW Select 300 1.2 Serial/Shareablea Select 300 LaserWriter 300 1.2 Serial/Shareablea LaserWriter 300 GX 1.1.1 Serial/Shareableb c LaserWriter LW Select 310 7.0.1 Serial Select 310 LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 Serialb c

LaserWriter LaserWriter 7.1.2 Serial, LocalTalk Select 360 LaserWriter 8.3.2 Serial, LocalTalkd e LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkb c LaserWriter LaserWriter 7.1.2 Serial, LocalTalk Pro 600 LaserWriter 8.3.2 Serial, LocalTalkd LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 Serial, LocalTalkb c LaserWriter LaserWriter 7.1.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernet Pro 630 LaserWriter 8.3.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernetd LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernetb c LaserWriter LaserWriter 7.1.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernet Pro 810 LaserWriter 8.3.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernetd e LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernetb c LaserWriter LaserWriter 8.3.2 LocalTalk 4/600 PS LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 LocalTalkb c

LaserWriter LaserWriter 8.3.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernetd e 16/600 PS LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernetb c Color LaserWriter 8.3.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernet LaserWriter LaserWriter GX 1.1.2 Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernetb c 12/600 PS a. Uses GrayShare. Apple’s GrayShare technology allows printing more than 130 shades of gray and con- necting the printer to a network through the Macintosh. Color StyleWriter printers use ColorShare instead of GrayShare. b. All GX printer drivers require System 7.5 and QuickDraw GX. You cannot use these drivers without QuickDraw GX installed. c. These drivers were updated from 1.0 when you installed QuickDraw GX v1.1.2. d. LaserWriter 8.3.2 driver update is part of the 7.5.2 Printing Update 1.1, which is posted online. e. For support of the optional PostScript Fax Card and use of the Fax Phone Book features, use Laser- Writer 8.2.2f.