Detect the clients type of printer, either laser or dot matrix

Is there a way to obtain the clients printer whether it is laser-printer or a dot matrix?
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Hi,
The ("Windows side" of an) Intel Mac would act in the same way a PC (without a built-in parallel or serial port) does. You would need an appropriate USB to (usually) parallel adapter. With the new hardware added, you would choose the printer in Windows. Printing is then possible from within a program running under Windows.
Normally, a dot matrix printer is used only for special purposes (e.g., for multiple copy forms). If this is not the case, there are alternatives. I can understand if you do not wish to use an inkjet printer, but a (black and white) laser printer would probably be a much better solution. Many laser printers (USB and/or network models) work with both Mac OS X and Windows.
Jan

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"Technocrippled" <[email protected]> wrote
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>i dont have a dot matrix printer with me here, and the
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