IMac G5 and a Dell 3000cn printer

I'm having problems getting my in-law's iMac G5 and a 3000cn Dell printer to connect properly. I found some info from other a couple other threads as quoted below:
Have a look at these two webpages :
http://acm.cwru.edu/pipermail/sigmac-talk/2005-February/001462.html
http://www.macosx.com/content/faq.php/q2969/Dell-3000cn-Printer.html
If I were you, I would just send back the Dell printer and get a new one. If your really want Dell, there's the 3100cn, that is Mac-compatible (because it supports Adobe's PostScript 3). But there are many other models available.
The other option, as Dell printers are simply re-branded OEM printers, would be to find the original manufacturer of the printer, and download the proper drivers for this one (if they offer Mac drivers).
and this:
The Dell 3000cn supports the PCL 5e and 6 printer control languages. Therefore, a simple way to get this printer working might be to try using the "LaserJet 6 series - Gimp-Print" driver built into MacOS 10.4.
So I got it to work printing in greyscale using the Gimp-Print method, but no color. There is no chance of returning this printer, so I need some help finding a 'fix' of sorts. (Or the direction to buy a printer if absolutely necessary)
Thanks in advance.

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