Canon Pro 9000 good printer but garbage with Mac

I have a canon 9000 pro printer, the interface for this printer with mac is just garbage. No nice gui, I have to connect to http://127.0.0.1:631/. Is there a way of setting the printer settings from the file/print options from the applications ?
It is looking like I will have to keep a windows machine for printing photos etc where I want to easily change the printer settings. Is there a way around this??
If not what is a good A3 photo printer similar in resolution and quality to the canon that actually allows the user to use the printers full fucntionality from connected to a mac??

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The iMac PPC can't run 10.6.8. So either you don't have 10.6.8, or you don't have an iMac PPC. PowerPC is the nomenclature for all CPUs used on iMacs from 1998 through 2005. First identify your operating system, then you can properly identify what driver you need to use. My FAQ* here on printers may be of use*:
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I run into situations like that before with different versions of PS on windows machines. What happened to me twice is that the printer performed color corrections and it was not always easy to disable that. I looked around everywhere in the printer menue and didn't see anything.
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You didn't mention any color calibration being done on your monitor. This is an essential part of any color-correct workflow. What are you using to calibrate your monitor (and your printer)?
Print profiles (for soft-proofing as well as printing) are for specific combinations of paper & printer. The nine you have are each, most likely, for a common paper (perhaps mfr'd by Canon) to be used with your printer.
I don't know what you mean when you say "I choose a high standard print option".
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Hi Japamac,
Indeed a new cable just bought solved this problem.
Still wandering why my MacbookPro was able to print and my PowerMac not, maybe another driver issue?
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CANNOT PRINT FROM MACBOOK PRO TO CANON PRO 9000

Hi, this is my first post here. i expect this has been asked before, but here goes. Yesterday i tried to connect my MACbook pro to my CANON pro 9000.I have tried everything i can think of
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I have downloaded print drives from CANON,still does not print.
i have uninstalled the printer and added it again,still does not print.In console log i just keep getting filter error, coming up.
I am completely at a loss now, i am also new to MAC'S i have only had it for two months, so still learning.
therefor, i don't know if i am doing something wrong,or if there is a fault somewhere.The printer itself works fine with a PC.
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thank you.

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