Re: [Leica] Photo Printer Compatibility

["Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@istar.ca>]

Bryant:

IEEE stands for International E? Electical Engineers and is just a standard
for parallel printer cables that communicate bi-directionally.  In other
words, the printer talks back to the computer, rather than it being a one
way conversation.  Your machine is new enough to support this feature.  USB
is Universal Serial Bus and is a new communications port recently
introduced.  It is not likely your machine has this and these ports are
only supported properly in Windows 98 and probably the latest Mac OS.  

I would go for a Epson Photo EX which is probably pretty cheap since a new
model has been introduced to replace it.  The Epson Photo EX will print
much larger prints than the models you mentioned.  I think it does up to
11x17, which will allow you to make prints over 11x14.  The other printers
only do about 8x10, which seem small in comparison.  It uses a standard
bi-directional printer port which is most likely on your machine.

Regards,

Robert

 At 09:18 PM 6/1/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Okay, okay.  So I'm coal bucket dumb.  I still don't want to buy a photo
>printer and not be able to use it.
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>I happened into a HP negative scanner this week because of a computer
>incompatibility (thanks Ken) and now its got me to wanting a matching
>printer.  I'm thinking an Epson 700 Photo or maybe the newer 750.  My
>ancient computer (3 years old) only talks ISA and PCI stuff, I think.
>So what's an IEEE 1284 and this USB stuff??  Can I get them to
>communicating.  Do they make special adapters??  If I get a printer that
>fits my current computer, do I have to trash it when I finally get a
>computer that uses the IEEE stuff and the USB connectors??
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>Sure this is on topic.  I spent the weekend fetching through and
>scanning negatives I haven't seen in over twenty years.  It was like
>visiting with old friends. : )  Yes, a goodly portion of them were taken
>with my M4 and 35/50/90 lenses.
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>Any help or advise you could steer my way would be greatly appreciated.
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>Bryant
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