Finding a printer for imac G3 using OS 9.0.4

I have a refurbished iMac G3 slot CD running OS 9.0.4. I got this more or less free and am trying to set it up for my sister (low income and new to computers) to run email and Apple Works). I need to identify a cheap printer she can use but all the ones I can see are OS X only. I used to be a Mac user but for the past 6 years have been using PCs, so am a bit out of the loop technically. I don't really want to upgrade the machine, which is running really well and very clean right now, till I am sure she will use it and am looking for low cost solutions. Can anyone help please? sory if this has been asked a million times already.. (I'm in the UK btw )

I agree that used is the way to go, I recommend looking locally and make sure you can return it if it doesn't work for you.
I don't know if you can do this with thrift shops where you are, but I have had good luck with my local Goodwill thrift store when I wanted to get a printer for my daughter. I found a very nice Epson 740 that I already had the driver CD for, because I owned one, and that I know will work with OS 9.whatever. I cheated and brought a Wallstreet with the driver already installed to the store, so I could test it, and the printer cable. (I was getting the printer to go with a Wallstreet so there would be no USB.) I would imagine, although I have not checked, that most older printer drivers would still be available online to download from the manufacturers' websites.
I don't know if you need to update to OS 9.2, it wouldn't hurt, but it would definitely be a good idea to get up to OS 9.1, it's much more "finished". I still use 9, I like it a lot and I still don't think it was broken or unstable or any or that. The only reason I'm using X 10.4 is because that's what came on my iMac G5!
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