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Q: PowerPC G5 w/10.5 - compatible printer

I have switched my father's computer from a old macmini with 10.4 installed to a PowerPC G5 with 10.5 installed. (a tiny upgrade, but not by much, I know) I now seem to be having printing issues. I had picked up via Freecycle a printer for him several years ago - a Canon Pixma MG3220. It's not really compatible with his computer / was not able to use the scanner part / but I was able to print from it with issues. Now that I switched computers I'm not able to. There's no compatible drive. I have no idea how I got it to print before. But searching online all weekend has be at a stand still as everything now is requiring an intel computer. Even the Gutenprint drives (requires 10.6 or higher now) This is where I turn to you wonderful people for help. Can you direct me to a site that has a drive for this for older, non-intel computers? OR recommend another printer that WILL be compatible? It does not need to be a scanner as well. A simple printer is all that is required for my senior citizen father. Oh, it would need to be an airprint one, as Myself and my mother use / print from iPads.

 

Any help / recommendations would be wonderful,

 

Thank you

 

 

Rebecca

Posted on Jun 19, 2016 1:51 PM

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