HP LaserJet 3 compatible Epson worked with OSX 10.4, but broke w/ 10.6

Hi. I have a mac mini intel which used to run OSX 10.4. The printer is an Epson ActionLaser 1500 laserprinter (very old), which is running in a compatibility mode for the HP LaserJet 3. I was able to but a USB-to-parallel port adapter, and this printer was working fine with this set-up under OSX 10.4 after configuring the printer to work through CUPS. This was by selecting the printer in CUPS under 10.4 then selecting the HP LaserJet 3 driver. Worked fine.
I updated the system software (clean install) to OS X 10.6, and now I can no longer get the printer to work using the same USB-to-parallel port adapter and the same general setting.
Under 10.6, attempting to set-up through the standard "Add Printer" preferences panel shows a printer "USB2.0-Print" but waits perenially, with a message "Printer is offline." Selecting the driver manually from a list via "Select Printer Software...", the printer still cannot be added to the list of available printers.
Trying via CUPS under OSX 10.6 (the way I got it to work under 10.4), presents a printer option "USB2.0-Print (USB2.0-Print)" which when trying to add the printer, connects to "usb://Unknown/USB2.0-Print?location=1d100000." I can once again select the compatible HP LaserJet 3 driver here (since the printer is running in compatibility mode) which was the one that I used before under 10.4. In this case, the printer is added to the available printers list in various applications and in the "Print and Fax" preferences pane. However, when I then try to print a document, the print queue for the newly added printer opens, and the job is added to the list, but the printing goes nowhere and is stalled with the notifications "Printer is offline" and "Printer offline."
I tried resetting the printing system, rebooting, and even installing usbtb. Usbtb wasn't able to recognize the printer either, and when trying to select a driver manually during the usbtb install, HP LaserJet 3 wasn't an option. Still, no dice.
I have read on the internet, that the "usb://Unknown/USB2.0-Print?location=1d100000" location indicates that the printer is not recognized.
I was able to look into the old leftover system files for OSX 10.4 remaining in "Previous systems" after the upgrade, and to open Library/Preferences/org.cups.printers.plist . This shows a device uri of usb://Unknown/USB2.0-Print%20?serial=0 for a printer with the name of my printer in my old install when it used to work under 10.4 . Obviously, this is not looking the same as what CUPS is coming up with now.
Is there a configuration-based solution to this problem?
If not, would a different adapter work? Can anyone recommend a USB-to-parallel or USB-to-serial adapter (my printer has both parallel and serial ports) that will cooperate with my printer and OSX 10.6 with a minimum of fuss? I'd rather not use usbtb but will try again if I have to. I'm somewhat concerned that usbtb may not work with this printer because neither the HP LaserJet 3 nor the Epson ActionLaser 1500 were presented to me as driver options when trying to install usbtb.

when you add the printer via cups, are you able to add the "?serial=0" ?
ie usb://Unknown/USB2.0-Print?serial=0?location=1d100000

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