Color laserwriter 12/600 and 12/660 drivers for OSX

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sony96 Author

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Color laserwriter 12/600 and 12/660 drivers for OSX

Hello

Where can you download the old Apple colour laserwriter 12/600 and 12/660 drivers.

I just had to reinstall my system from a time capsule back-up and it didn't restore my printer.

(yes a Do know its a really old printer but it still keeps working for me:))

Hope someone can help me out.

This is the list apple use to have, but where can I get it now

Apple software

Model	Version	Print	Scan	Fax
Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS v2014.108	4.1	P
Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS-J v2014.108	4.1	P
Apple Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS v2014.108	1.1	P

Many thanks

Andrew

iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Oct 16, 2014 3:49 AM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Oct 16, 2014 1:53 PM in response to sony96

System Preferences/Printers and Scanners - is the printer set up there?

Try resetting the printing system.

OS X Mavericks: Reset the printing system

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Answer 2

greg sahli

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25,508 points

Oct 16, 2014 2:23 PM in response to sony96

I haven't found a source for the specific Apple Laserwriter PPDs yet. PPDs are all that's needed to print to postscript printers.

You should be able to use "Generic Postscript Printer" driver choice to print.

I don't have one of those - is the comm protocol you used to add it the "IP > LPD" protocol? IP > IPP won't be appropriate, because the printers were made before IPP was conceived.

By the way, if you can locate the PPD files from an old backup, that should work. PPDs for an already-added printer are found in /etc/cups/ppd (using Finder's Go menu -- Go To Folder for the boot drive, and drill down in the /etc folder on a backup drive).

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Answer 3

greg sahli

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Oct 16, 2014 4:00 PM in response to greg sahli

Here's the 12/660 print PPD:

http://www.pa.msu.edu/ftp/pub/misc/PPD-files/apple/aplwcsb1.ppd

(PPD files are plain text - save it with the name listed.)

Use at your own risk - I looked at it but didn't download it (no use to me).

You can navigate to this file within the Add printer dialog.

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