Re: XGrid Question

macsucks3737@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > indirectly yes, but Parallel? give me a break!
>
> Even with a parallel-USB adapter it still wouldn't have worked. OS X
> simply does not include the driver. My USB MP3 player and Camera did
> not have drivers either, even though they are less than 2 years old.

what? it's still a parallel printer no matter "what you do", it won't
have working OSX drivers until it was manufactured as a USB printer in
the first place. you shouldn't of even tried is the to correct answer. A
rule of thumb, "if it's not current" it won't work on modern mac
machines. it makes it very easy to decide that way, plus saves you
time/expense knowing if it had USB, it would work, if if doesn't, it
probably won't. easy, easy.

> > no I don't see the idiocy, you were the one with a Parallel printer,
> > that's about as idiotic as it gets in this day and age, a Modem hasn't
> > changed much in 10 years, so what do you expect Apple to do in that
> > case. The Mac Mini uses DVI, the vga adapter is only there for people
> > really behind the game.
>
> You are the one who first used the phrase "don't be an idiot." I then
> asked if you did not see any irony in supporting one subset of old
> hardware but not another. Apparently you do not.

i'm somewhat teasing, but learn to look at "eras". if your mac use USB,
FireWire, 802.11, Bluetooth, on and on, it will most likely WORK. if you
mac has USB, FireWire, 802.11 and you have a product made 10 years ago
that has NO IDEA of what happened after it was built, it probably WON'T.

> > yes, apologies accepted. it's NOT the drivers, it's the physical
> > connection. Parallel can't keep up with USB in terms of throughput, did
> > your new usb printer totally outshine your old fashioned dot matrix,
> > opps, I mean Parallel printer? of course it did.
>
> And as I have said several times now: Even with a USB connection, OSX
> does not support much of the hardware I currently own. And to answer
> your question, no, the output of the new printer is virtually
> indistinguishable from that of the old one. All I ever print at home is
> simple black and white text, so the dpi of this new printer is

incorrect. You are saying a USB adapter. NOT a USB device. most ALL USB
devices work on the mac. Adapters are n-rigged, so they won't work in
most cases. You need to give up the past, that's all. The print quality
has nothing to do with the interface controller. Does it have native
USB, or not? that is where you can find out if it has OSX drivers, if
it's not native, it probably won't work.

> > Old stuff is a DRAG on development, that's why the Mac has always moved
> > quicker than the PC world towards change. If it wasn't for Apple, we'd
> > still be living in a Mainframe world, think about it. Apple FORCES
> > change, always has, always will.
>
> So Apple forces its users to abandon perfectly good hardware. Okay,
> thanks for the clarification.

No, if it's good hardware it will work, but obviously something based on
Parallel, would not be modern enough to work on a modern Mac. It's
really simple stuff, look at the "era" of your equipment. It's not worth
making a Parallel printer work, when a new one for less than $50 will do
a much better job. It's a quality thing that exudes all the way through
the Mac, out to the peripherals. If you don't have quality equipment you
are going to be stuck when you move up to the Mac.

Your problem is you started with 1993 hardware and expected it to work
with 2003-05 Macs. It's not Apple's fault, it's your fault for not
understanding the pace of change Apple deals in.

> > MB failure? I doubt it, I know I should read over your other posts on
> > this subject, but I don't feel like it, so again, I HIGHLY doubt you had
> > a hardware failure. Unless you tried to plug in your Parallel printer to
> > the FireWire port of course :)
>
> As I said in an earlier post, I have had three hardware failures
> between the 2 Minis. Whether or not you believe that is irrelevant.

Well, it's VERY relevant that I don't believe you. All three are most
likely USER Error, not hardware like you have claimed. You are likely
still treating this stuff like PC hardware, so you need to unlearn some
things to make it work.

> > Yes, always quicker that way. You will get a new mini in 48 hours, but
> > you will have to WAIT plus take trips to the Apple store to get your
> > mini fixed the other way. If they offered a quick exchange that's
> > different, but it's still easier to get a fixed unit. Apple is the KING
> > of Depot service. (But you probably didn't know that since you were
> > living in a PC based world before) Yes, go with Depot service every
> > time, you will save time and expense that way.
>
> You're right, I wouldn't know that. None of my PCs have ever failed so
> soon after purchase.

It's user error, there's a 100% chance on it from all 3 errors. about
90% on 2 errors and 88% on 1 error.

> > Yes, you are starting to catch on! Great! Enjoy your mini!
>
> I see you still don't have an answer for why Apple can't include more
> hardware drivers. Good thing the Minis are so small, so I can keep a PC
> on the same desk for when I need to get some work done.

What hardware drivers? You haven't been clear on that. If it's a modern
device it will have Mac drivers, if it's not, you are living in the past
to think Apple would wast time with something as disposable as a
Parallel HP Printer. Apple pushes tech forward, MS and IBM hold things
back. You are having trouble coming into the modern world, that's all.
.

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