There is no problem having two printers hooked into
single Mac ( I have C82 and 2200 - with no problem).
I beleive the real problem is that you have two of the
same printers - so a switcher box will probably have
to be used - as the computer can't determine which
printer you really want. But good luck if you can
find another way.
--- Ara <rovision@...> wrote:
> I'm not sure this can be done, to have 2 printers
> hooked into a
> single PC, but if you don't get a better answer
> here, maybe you
> should try the Apple forums:
>
http://discussions.info.apple.com/WebX?14@...6pde.0@.ee6ba2c
>
> Ara
>
>
> --- Dave <dringoen@...> wrote:
> > I got sucked into the rebate frenzy and ended up
> buying two of the
> > little C84s! I just
> > couldn't help myself, when you can buy a printer
> for less than the
> > ink cartridges it
> > ships with. Life is amazing, and so ironic when
> you plan to use
> > them with 3rd party
> > inks.
> >
> > I want to use one for B&W and one for color
> snapshots. Does anyone
> > know a way to
> > get Mac OS X (I'm currently running 10.2.8) to
> recognize both
> > printers at once and
> > keep them straight? I tried hooking them both up,
> but Apple's Print
> > Center will only
> > display one of them. I hooked them directly to the
> two USB ports on
> > the back of my
> > G4 533MHz dual processor.
> >
> > I did find a switch that I can use if there is no
> software solution
> > at:
> > http://www.national-tech.com/specs/40290.htm
> > but it would be much nicer to have them both on
> line at once, with
> > different names.
> >
> > Thanks! This is a wonderful group!
> >
> > Dave
> >
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