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iAFC
Oct 30, 2005, 07:57 PM
Hello!

I convinced my grandpa to switch to a Mac, and he bought a refurbished iMac G3 Bondi. He will stay with his old printer, a Lexmark with no USB ports. Is there some kind of adapter for I can connect that old printer to the iMac?

Thanks for your help!



w_parietti22
Oct 30, 2005, 09:59 PM
This should work:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10275726&SearchEngine=Shopper&SearchTerm=10275726&Type=PE&Category=Comp&Gad=0&dcaid=15889

mkrishnan
Oct 30, 2005, 10:02 PM
Well...but are you going to be able to find a driver for that thing, even if you hook it up? :o

CanadaRAM
Oct 30, 2005, 10:07 PM
This should work:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10275726&SearchEngine=Shopper&SearchTerm=10275726&Type=PE&Category=Comp&Gad=0&dcaid=15889
And what drivers are going to allow the Mac to recognize the Lexmark??
http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=40&FamID=106&ProdID=21
Hawking claims PC compatibility only.

w_parietti22
Oct 30, 2005, 11:02 PM
And what drivers are going to allow the Mac to recognize the Lexmark??
http://www.hawkingtech.com/products/productlist.php?CatID=40&FamID=106&ProdID=21
Hawking claims PC compatibility only.

hmmmm.... forgot about that. Might as well buy a $40 HP printer.