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Hi Everyone-- Just bought a beautiful iMac DV in graphite. (My old Mac melted down last week. It wasn't pretty.) Got it up and running, but my old Apple Personal LaserWriter 300 is giving me a problem and I'm getting nervous. I was told it would work fine with the iMac as long as I bought a USB Serial Adapter, which I did--made by Belkin. I installed their software as directed, hooked in the LaserWriter cable to the hub and the hub to the 2nd USB port on the Mac. It won't recognize the printer when I go to the Chooser, and when I looked it up on Mac Help, that particular printer wasn't listed. Laser Writer 8 is listed, but it won't acknowledge my printer. So what do I do? How can I get my Mac to recognize the printer? The little manual from Belkin said something about reinstalling the old printer's software--well, I bought this printer several (5?) years back, and I haven't a clue where that software might have gotten to (plus I doubt it's on a CD-ROM even if I found the original stuff.) Next I went to www.apple.com/support and tried to find out what they advised. Spent an hour trying to get any info. Found Apple-Software Updates and tried to look up my Personal LaserWriter 300, to see if I needed to download something, and couldn't find anything pertinent. Can I get around this or not? If you know anything about this, HELP! I have several writing deadlines over the next few days, a disaster in the making if I can't get this printer to work! I'm going to try calling Apple tomorrow and CompUSA where I bought the Mac, but don't have overwhelming faith in either one. I'm not particularly computer savvy when it comes to fixing and installing things, and I'm feeling pretty discouraged. I figured if anyone would be able to figure this out, you folks would. Thanks. Judy Freeman Children's Literature Consultant "Book Talk" Columnist, Instructor Magazine Highland Park, NJ BKWSSF@aol.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=