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Mac PPC 6100 - EPSON printer - Problems printing from PC side - HELP?

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From: MWaters205
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 1999 00:00
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Setup: PPC 6100, 40 meg RAM, DOS card, Mac OS 8.0 and Windows 95, EPSON
Stylus 740
Printer prints fine from Mac side, but when I togle over to Windows,
nothing will print. It's looking for "LPT 1" printer port, which I don't
have. The printer is connected through a serial cable to the Macintosh
printer port. I'm told that it should still work on both Mac and PC
sides, but I've yet to get that to happen. I've installed the Printer
software on both the Mac side and PC side, but no luck. I've talked to
EPSON, Apple, Microsoft, and MicroCenter Tech Support. The challenge is
on...who can fix the


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Subject: Mac PPC 6100 - EPSON printer - Problems printing from PC side - HELP?
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