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In article <64799@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt0299d@prism.gatech.EDU (Curtis N. Sayre) writes:
>Being the local Mac Hack at Tech, a professor told me that he had an older
>Epson printer that he wanted to hook up to the collective group's Mac.  He
>asked me if it was possible, and I replied that yes, it was possible, but I 
>wasn't sure how much of a hassle it was.  He asked me to look into it, which 
>I am now doing.  I know that there is a device called the Grappler that is 
>supposed to do this sort of thing.  Does it work?  How much hassle is it?
>Does it come with printer drivers?  Any suggestions as to what might work?
>Any and all suggestions are appreciated.
>

Grapler comes in several models, I have a Grapler/LX which uses the
ImagewriterLQ driver and can print test fairly successfully to a HPII
 compatible printer (but only with simple fonts, nothing special).  It works
fine with most any 9 or 25 pin printer and spools on its own.  It seems to be
sys7 compat (my version is from 89, havent asked about upgrades since I dont
use it often).  I've seen adverts for the newest one : Grappler 2.0, i guess 
they combined the laser and dot-matrix into one unit, and its new (months) so 
i bet its sys7 friendly.  as for trouble, my version is fairly simple (as long
as all you want is text).  comes with auto installer and manual that is easy to
read and complete.  Orange Micro seems to be a good company to me.  go for it..
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