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Title: Anybody Use a 3000 With a Newer iMac?
Post by: Fresh Baked Printing on February 17, 2012, 10:33:06 AM

Is the Epson 3000/iMac combo possible? Issues?
Thank you.

Title: Re: Anybody Use a 3000 With a Newer iMac?
Post by: JBLUE on February 17, 2012, 10:53:56 AM

Quote from: Fresh Baked Printing on February 17, 2012, 10:33:06 AM

Is the Epson 3000/iMac combo possible? Issues?
Thank you.

I use the 4000 and a 1400 with no issues at all. I dont see why a 3000 would not work either.

Title: Re: Anybody Use a 3000 With a Newer iMac?
Post by: killergraphics on February 17, 2012, 11:03:24 AM

The 3000 is a parallel printer. You would have to get a parallel to USB switch. Some work some don't.

And are getting hard to find.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=471&SRCCODE=WEBGOONET&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE&gclid=CPjcop2xpa4CFY9W7Aodd2wkTw (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=471&SRCCODE=WEBGOONET&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE&gclid=CPjcop2xpa4CFY9W7Aodd2wkTw)

Title: Re: Anybody Use a 3000 With a Newer iMac?
Post by: JBLUE on February 17, 2012, 11:17:41 AM

 :o ooops. Forgot about that. You would need that cable.

Title: Re: Anybody Use a 3000 With a Newer iMac?
Post by: ZooCity on February 17, 2012, 12:11:26 PM

Parallel to usb or you can get the network card installed.  Network is preferable in my experience.  A quality parallel to usb is probably worth the cash. 

You can:
 

• run a rip like accurip as it's driver
• install Fusion or something similar and use the Epson drivers via a Windows XP vm
• get a standalone windows machine as the rip station and networks that computer to your iMac, drag and drop files
• print using Gutenprint, it does work and will generate nice films but you will need to get in there and test and tweak the settings.

Epson abandoned support for the 3k many moons ago so I think Leopard is the latest native drivers they released.  May or may not work with the newest Lion or whatever it is...they're going to run out of cat names at some point. 

Title: Re: Anybody Use a 3000 With a Newer iMac?
Post by: Fresh Baked Printing on February 18, 2012, 04:33:23 PM

Thanks everyone. I'm finally phasing out the PC.
Should be an interesting learning\usability curve.
 :)