Hi,
I recently aquired an old Laserwriter 8500. It still works fine, but I can not find any driver software (PPD or other) for the printer for a current macOS like Catalina.
Any hint will be highly appricated!
TIA & best wishes
Gregor
I finally found something. At
https://www.callapple.org/extras/apple-older-software-downloads/
is a file
and in DISK3 of the zip-file there is
APLWBGR1.PPD
which ist actually the PPD for
*ModelName: "Apple LaserWriter 8500"
*ShortNickName: "Apple LaserWriter 8500"
*NickName: "Apple LaserWriter 8500 v3010.103"
It can be select in the printer setup and the printer options (RAM, duplex, additional cassettes) can be selected.
Now A3 printing is still not working, but the paper feed looks like it is broken ...
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I finally found something. At
https://www.callapple.org/extras/apple-older-software-downloads/
is a file
and in DISK3 of the zip-file there is
APLWBGR1.PPD
which ist actually the PPD for
*ModelName: "Apple LaserWriter 8500"
*ShortNickName: "Apple LaserWriter 8500"
*NickName: "Apple LaserWriter 8500 v3010.103"
It can be select in the printer setup and the printer options (RAM, duplex, additional cassettes) can be selected.
Now A3 printing is still not working, but the paper feed looks like it is broken ...
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Hi,
If necessary, could you try choosing a generic postscript printer? See Add a network printer by its IP address (Use:) in
Add a printer on Mac – Apple Support (UK).
LaserWriter 8500: Technical Specifications
http://manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/printers/0340210ALW8500UG.PDF
Dear Moderator,
removing the link might be policy, removing the filename renders the post somehow useless. So here comes the file name:
DOS-Windows/Printing/LaserWriter_for_Windows_95/LW95_422.ZIP
Hope it is "appropriate" ;-)
Best
Gregor
Hi Jan,
thanks for your answer. I have tried the generic postscript printer. That works for simple one sided A4 pages, but I have problems printing on A3 or with the duplex unit.
Best
Gregor
Driver Software for Laserwriter 8500
