Digital BW, The Print

I have no experience with a Mac.  I have a friend with a Mac that also 
has very little experience.  We are trying to get an Epson 1160 
printer working on his system.  He has a 1270 that works fine on the 
Mac.

It is a G4 with 9.X.X operating system.  After the 1160 driver 
installs there is no USB port attached to the printer (there is on the 
1270).  This was determined by looking at the chooser.  The USB cable 
is good, and we have tried various USB ports.

We have uninstalled the 1160 driver and reinstalled it several times.

We need some very basic help.  Any would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoy!   Lon