newbie :(

[daniel77]

Ok I am switching to a mac in a few months, and I am making preparations for it, like getting drivers and such for peripherals. One such peripheral is my HP Deskjet 932c printer. I went to the HP website and they have full Mac OS X support for it, showing "drivers, supports, information, etc"-all for Mac OS X. This is highly reassuring. Where my question is however, is how would I connect it to the ibook? After all, it connects via an IEEE 1284 port, and I am pretty sure its IEEE 1394 on the macs.

Can any one help?

Also there looks to be an ethernet port to the right of this port, if that is an ethernet port would I be able to use that to connect it to the laptop instead of the 1284 connection.

Thanks for helping a noob out :D

-Daniel

[Bear]

Originally posted by daniel77
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Also there looks to be an ethernet port to the right of this port, if that is an ethernet port would I be able to use that to connect it to the laptop instead of the 1284 connection.
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Actually you're probably looking at its USB port. So all you need is a USB cable and you're all set.

Before trying to install the HP print drivers, see if the print drivers that come with OS X work. This is true for a good number of HP printers and saves you from having to load new priint drivers from HP everytime something changes in the OS that the HP drivers don't like.

[daniel77]

Originally posted by Bear
Actually you're probably looking at its USB port. So all you need is a USB cable and you're all set.

Before trying to install the HP print drivers, see if the print drivers that come with OS X work. This is true for a good number of HP printers and saves you from having to load new priint drivers from HP everytime something changes in the OS that the HP drivers don't like.

I cant really tell since its in the dark :P under a desk in the bult-in "printer" holder :P

thank you soo much :D

[szark]

A quick search on google verified that the printer has parallel and USB ports.

So follow Bear's suggestion.

[bousozoku]

IEEE 1284 is a bi-directional parallel port.

[daniel77]

thanks guys :P I really feel welcome coming to this site-its like a community, except without crime :)

[janey]

Originally posted by daniel77
thanks guys :P I really feel welcome coming to this site-its like a community, except without crime :)
a community that hates newbies :)
jpjp
well you're switching that's great!
hope you like your mac :)

[Doctor Q]

I hope your next post says newbie : ) instead of newbie : ( !

P.S. Is there a way to post the text version of a smilie without having it translated to a graphic? I had to insert extra spaces to make this post look (almost) right.

[szark]

When you are posting, check the "Disable Smilies in This Post" checkbox under Options.

:D

[bennetsaysargh]

:-)i was wondering what that button did.:-P i wanted to get a little retro and not have graphics :D