ImageWriter II on OS X 10.4.6?

Hi,
I know I'm going to need a USB to Serial adaptor to make this work...any kind better than another?
Also, where can I download a driver? And would an OS 9 driver be okay if I wanted to print from an OS 9 program?
Yes, I still use ImageWriters. Nothing beats them for multiple part forms. Too bad I need to rig it up to a Mac SE every time I need one.

The Linux Printing/cups/Gimp-Print suite has drivers that will work. It does not support the fancy last-form-tearoff feature that the Apple Mac OS 9 drivers offer.
The package installs drivers for serial ports (Printer and Modem serial ports) if you are using a Mac that still has them.
If your ImageWriter II is equipped with the LocalTalk Option Card (which is still available on the used market), you can turn it into a "Network" printer, accessible from any Mac on your network.
Linux Printing drivers also install an AppleTalk/LocalTalk-over-Ethernet driver. The Farallon bridge, the Asante Asantetalk bridge, and an Apple LocalTalk bridge software package that runs in the background on an older Mac that has both Ethernet and serial/Localtalk ports are all good solutions to the LocalTalk problem.

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