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Lars Eighner <luvbeastie@larseighner.com> wrote:

> You might, for example, still have your copy of WP 5 -- I do.
> But printers that work with the printer drivers are now museum
> pieces ...

With the notable exception of PostScript printers.  WP5 probably had
a driver for the Apple LaserWriter, and -- while actual LaserWriters
from that era are in the museum category -- the output from a
LaserWriter driver will usually work on newer PostScript printers.