Newton OS 2.x: Supported Printers
What printers are supported on Apple MessagePad and eMate 300 devices using Newton OS 2.x?
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Supported Devices:
Unsupported or Untested:
The following printers are not supported.
Additional Notes
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Macintosh-compatible non-Apple printers that require a serial connection, or are not laser printers (such as the Hewlett-Packard DeskWriter) are not supported on Newton OS 2.0 devices.
With the purchase of the Newton Print Pack, hundreds of other printers are available. A list of printers that the Newton Print Pack supports is available in the article "Newton Print Pack: Compatible Printers".
Newton Print Pack: Compatible Printers (A-L)
Newton Print Pack: Compatible Printers (M-X)
AppleTalk (LocalTalk or EtherTalk) printing to Hewlett Packard LaserJet or other non-Apple network printers has not been tested and is not supported.
Additional information on IrDA printing is available in the article "Newton: IrDA Printing Enhancement Package Dersription".
| Stylewriter (I&II) | Stylewriter (original) Stylewriter II | |
| Pers. LW 300 | PerPersonal Laserwriter 300sonal Laserwriter LS | |
| Stylewriter 1200 | Stylewriter 1200 | |
| Stylewriter 2400 | Stylewriter 2400 | |
| HP DeskJet 340 (IrDA) option | DeskJet 340 HP LaserJet 5MP/6MP | |
| HP LaserJet 5MP (IrDA) option | HP LaserJet 5MP/6MP | |
| DeskWriter series printers via serial (using "HP DeskWriter" driver) | ||
| Network Printer | Any postscript based Appletalk LaserWriter printer. ============================== LaserWriter (original) LaserWriter Plus Personal LaserWriter NT Personal LaserWriter NTR Personal LaserWriter 320 LaserWriter IINT LaserWriter IINTX LaserWriter IIf LaserWriter IIg LaserWriter 4/600 PS LaserWriter Select 360 LaserWriter Pro 600 LaserWriter Pro 630 LaserWriter Pro 810 LaserWriter 16/600 PS Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS | |
Unsupported or Untested:
The following printers are not supported.
| Non-PostScript network printers including: | |
| Imagewriter II W/ AppleTalk Mod Imagewriter LQ W/ AppleTalk Mod Apple Color Printer StyleWriters W/ LocalTalk Mod Personal Laserwriter LS Personal Laserwriter 300 Laserwriter Select 300 | No ImageWriter AppleTalk or Printshare/Grayshare/ColorShare printer driver. |
| LaserWriter Select 300 | This printer was not supported under Newton OS 1.0. Support for the printer was not added under Newton OS 2.x. |
| StyleWriter (original) and StyleWriter II using StyleWriter 1200 driver | StyleWriter 1200 in Mac OS supports the StyleWriter and StyleWriter II. Should work, but it is untested. |
| StyleWriter 2200 using StyleWriter 2400 driver (or vice versa) | StyleWriter 2200 and 2400 drivers in the Mac OS are the same. Should work, but it is untested. |
| ImageWriter I ImageWriter II Imagewriter LQ LaserWriter Select 310 Color StyleWriter Pro Portable StyleWriter Scribe | No driver. |
| LaserWriter IISC Personal LaserWriter SC Apple Color Printer | No SCSI port. |
| LaserWriter Pro 810 Fax Card LaserWriter 16/600 PS Fax Card LaserWriter Select 360 Fax Card | The Newton OS drivers do not support fax card options on these printers. |
| Non-Apple, networkable laser printers | May work with the Apple MessagePad, however these have not been tested by Apple Computer. |
Additional Notes
================
Macintosh-compatible non-Apple printers that require a serial connection, or are not laser printers (such as the Hewlett-Packard DeskWriter) are not supported on Newton OS 2.0 devices.
With the purchase of the Newton Print Pack, hundreds of other printers are available. A list of printers that the Newton Print Pack supports is available in the article "Newton Print Pack: Compatible Printers".
Newton Print Pack: Compatible Printers (A-L)
Newton Print Pack: Compatible Printers (M-X)
AppleTalk (LocalTalk or EtherTalk) printing to Hewlett Packard LaserJet or other non-Apple network printers has not been tested and is not supported.
Additional information on IrDA printing is available in the article "Newton: IrDA Printing Enhancement Package Dersription".
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012