Re: planned obsolescence rules - gimp

Catherine,

Mac OSX is Unix-based**. The Gimp Print system/drivers which were designed
for Linux will install on OSX and allow you to use the Epson 9500. It will
be a nightmare if you are not a Linux Guru -- this is low level stuff.
However, if you re-e-e-ally want to use this printer with OSX it is
possible. Pay a computer science student (make sure they are Linux friendly)
from a local college or university $50 (it should take a couple of hours at
most) and you'll be flying.

http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_FAQ_OS_X.php3

~m

**(as such I'd argue it should be pronounced "ex" a la Unix not "ten" as Mac
die-hards would opine :^)).

----- Original Message -----
From: "Catherine Rogers" <crogers@optusnet.com.au>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: planned obsolescence rules - gimp

> Thanks for that suggestion Michael.
> I checked out the Gimp site and it looks seriously 'high tech'. I couldn't
> find anything on it about printers however.
>
> best
> Catherine
>
> From: "Michael Koch-Schulte"
>
> > Have you tried the Gimp Print?
> >
> >
> > From: "Catherine Rogers"
> >
> > > While we are talking obsolescence - does anybody know of any drivers
for
> > OSX
> > > which will run an Epson 9500? (I have inherited one....).
> > > Epson says they don't have any. Sigh.
> > >
> > > Thanks all
> > > Catherine
>
>
Received on Mon Nov 22 21:09:10 2004