From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 19 19:03:16 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DECBC106571A for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:03:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from noc@hdk5.net) Received: from moku60.aloha50.net (moku60.aloha50.net [66.180.132.237]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B19BC8FC13 for ; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:03:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mohawk7.intra.net (unknown [66.180.149.18]) by moku60.aloha50.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A29681703E; Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:03:15 -1000 (HST) Message-ID: <4E4EB373.8000601@hdk5.net> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:03:15 -1000 From: Al Plant User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071128 FreeBSD/i386 SeaMonkey/1.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: perryh@pluto.rain.com References: <1313705889.77615.YahooMailNeo@web45712.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <4e4e5061.v62YD5XX9ALPlzxP%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <4e4e5061.v62YD5XX9ALPlzxP%perryh@pluto.rain.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: luvbeastie@larseighner.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, rockabyeinn@yahoo.com Subject: Re: new to os X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: noc@hdk5.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:03:17 -0000 perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > Lars Eighner 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. > _______________________________________________ > Aloha all: Thanks for the many helpful suggestions for WP5 (was ancestor of WP 7 - 8 I think). I'll have plenty ideas to try. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol