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  1. Solarbird :flag_cascadia: @[email protected] ·

    ETA: THE PRINTER IS GONE DON'T BOOST THIS ANYMORE

    Thanks!

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    okay I'm not sure how to get the attention of any #Seattle local people involved with the #LocalTalk #RetroComputing network BUT

    a localtalk-talking laserjet just showed up on Free Stuff on Seattle craigslist and I thought maybe someone might be interested:

    seattle.craigslist.org/est/zip

    #VintageMac #Accessories

    #seattle #localtalk #retrocomputing #vintagemac #accessories
  2. paulrickards @[email protected] ·

    The way it works is this:

    1. A print is initiated from a device to the CUPS-PDF driver on my #netatalk Raspberry Pi.
    2. The resulting PDF is placed in the AFP share of netatalk/afpd.
    3. An emulated PPC Mac 9.2.2 running the #AppleScript below is watching for new files in that folder and will print them using Acrobat Reader to the #ImageWriterII via #LocalTalk using the MacPalette II driver.

    It works, but crashes with dialog that I can't auto-dismiss.

    #RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac

    #netatalk #applescript #imagewriterii #localtalk #retrocomputing #vintageapple
  3. paulrickards @[email protected] ·

    With netatalk, a TashTalk hat, TashRouter, and CUPS on the Raspberry Pi, we can do clever things like share a #ImageWriter II printer over #LocalTalk with an iPhone using AirPrint!

    This screenshot was printed from my phone to the ImageWriter II.

    Interestingly, this was just fixed in the latest netatalk 2.3.2!

    #LiveLaughLocalTalk #RetroComputing #VintageApple #VintageMac

    #imagewriter #localtalk #livelaughlocaltalk #retrocomputing #vintageapple #vintagemac