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This articles provides a chart of Apple printers, their appropriate drivers, and the cables to use.
DISCUSSION
The notes below the table correspond to the numbers enclosed in parentheses in the table -- such as (1):
| Printer Driver | Version | Cable |
|---|---|---|
| ImageWriter | ||
| ImageWriter | 7.0.1 | Serial |
| ImageWriter GX | 1.1.1 | Serial (5)(7) |
| ImageWriter II | ||
| ImageWriter | 7.0.1 | Serial |
| ImageWriter GX | 1.1.1 | Serial (5)(7) |
| AppleTalk ImageWriter | 7.0.1 | LocalTalk (1) |
| ImageWriter LQ | ||
| LQ ImageWriter | 7.0.1 | Serial |
| ImageWriter LQ GX | 1.1.1 | Serial (5)(7) |
| LQ AppleTalk ImageWriter | 7.0.1 | LocalTalk (1) |
| StyleWriter | ||
| StyleWriter | 7.2.3 | Serial |
| StyleWriter II | 1.2 | Serial/Shareable (2)(9) |
| StyleWriter GX | 1.1.1 | Serial (5)(7) |
| StyleWriter II | ||
| StyleWriter II | 1.2 | Serial/Shareable (2)(9) |
| StyleWriter GX | 1.1.1 | Serial/Shareable (5)(7) |
| Portable StyleWriter | ||
| Portable StyleWriter | 1.0.1 | Serial |
| Color StyleWriter Pro | ||
| Color SW Pro | 1.5 | Serial/Shareable (2) |
| Color Stylewriter Pro GX | 1.0 | Serial/Shareable (5) |
| StyleWriter 1200 | ||
| StyleWriter 1200 | 2.0 | Serial/Shareable (2)(9) |
| StyleWriter GX | 1.1.1 | Serial (5)(7) |
| Color StyleWriter 1500 | ||
| Color StyleWriter 1500 | 2.2 | Serial/Shareable (2), LocalTalk (10) |
| Color SW 1500 GX | 1.0 | Serial/Shareable (5) |
| Color StyleWriter 2200 | ||
| Color StyleWriter 2200 | 2.1 | Serial/Shareable (2) |
| Color SW 2200 GX | 1.0.1 | Serial/Shareable (5) |
| Color StyleWriter 2400* | 2.1.1 | Serial/Shareable (2), LocalTalk (3) |
| *Also supported and available online. | ||
| Color StyleWriter 2400 | ||
| Color StyleWriter 2400 | 2.1.1 | Serial/Shareable (2), LocalTalk (3) |
| Color SW 2400 GX | 1.0.1 | Serial/Shareable (5)(7) |
| Color StyleWriter 2500 | ||
| Color StyleWriter 2500 | 2.2 | Serial/Shareable (2), LocalTalk (10) |
| Color SW 2500 GX | 1.0 | Serial/Shareable (5) |
| Color Printer | ||
| Apple Color Printer | 1.0 | SCSI/Shareable (2) |
| Personal LaserWriter LS | ||
| Personal LW LS | 7.2 | Serial |
| LaserWriter 300 | 1.2 | Serial/Shareable (2) |
| LaserWriter 300 GX | 1.1.1 | Serial/Shareable (5)(7) |
| Personal LaserWriter NT | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | LocalTalk |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| Personal LaserWriter NTR | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | LocalTalk |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| Personal LaserWriter SC | ||
| Personal LW SC | 7.0.1 | SCSI |
| LaserWriter IISC GX | 1.0 | SCSI (5) |
| Personal LaserWriter 300 | ||
| LaserWriter 300 | 1.2 | Serial/Shareable (2) |
| LaserWriter 300 GX | 1.1.1 | Serial/Shareable (5)(7) |
| Personal LaserWriter 320 | ||
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | LocalTalk (4) |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter Plus | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | LocalTalk (4) |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter IISC | ||
| Personal LW SC | 7.0.1 | SCSI |
| LaserWriter IISC GX | 1.1.1 | SCSI (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter IINT | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | LocalTalk |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter IINTX | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | LocalTalk |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter IIf | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | LocalTalk |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter IIg | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | LocalTalk,Ethernet |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk,Ethernet (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk,Ethernet (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter Select 300 | ||
| LW Select 300 | 1.2 | Serial/Shareable (2) |
| LaserWriter 300 | 1.2 | Serial/Shareable (2) |
| LaserWriter 300 GX | 1.1.1 | Serial/Shareable (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter Select 310 | ||
| LW Select 310 | 7.0.1 | Serial |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | Serial (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter Select 360 | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | Serial, LocalTalk |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | Serial, LocalTalk (6)(8) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter Pro 600 | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | Serial, LocalTalk |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | Serial, LocalTalk (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | Serial, LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter Pro 630 | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernet |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernet (6) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernet (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter Pro 810 | ||
| LaserWriter | 7.1.2 | Serial, LocalTalk,Ethernet |
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | Serial, LocalTalk,Ethernet (6)(8) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | Serial, LocalTalk,Ethernet (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter 4/600 PS | ||
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | LocalTalk |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | LocalTalk (5)(7) |
| LaserWriter 16/600 PS | ||
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | Serial, LocalTalk,Ethernet (6)(8) |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | Serial, LocalTalk,Ethernet (5)(7) |
| Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS | ||
| LaserWriter | 8.3.3 | Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernet |
| LaserWriter GX | 1.1.2 | Serial, LocalTalk, Ethernet (5)(7) |
Notes:
(1) - With LocalTalk Option card installed.(2) - Uses GrayShare. Apple's GrayShare technology gives you the ability to print over 130 shades of gray and lets you connect your printer to a network through your Macintosh. Color StyleWriter printers uses ColorShare instead of GrayShare.
(3) - LocalTalk requires Color StyleWriter 2400 LocalTalk Module (M3458LL/A).
(4) - 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.
(5) - All GX printer drivers require System 7.5 (or greater) and QuickDraw GX. You cannot use these drivers without QuickDraw GX installed.
(6) - LaserWriter 8.3.3 driver update is part of the 7.5.2 Printing Update 1.1, which is posted online.
(7) - These drivers were updated from 1.0 when you install QuickDraw GX v1.1.2
(8) - For support of the optional PostScript Fax Card and use of the Fax Phone Book features, use LaserWriter 8.2.2f.
(9) - Use the StyleWriter 1200 driver to print from a Power Macintosh running System 7.5.2 to a StyleWriter I or II Printer.
(10)- LocalTalk requires LocalTalk Module (M4615ZM/A). EtherTalk requires EtherTalk Adapter (M4775LL/A) and
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