Laserwriter 320 driver

Does anyone know where I can get the driver software for my Personal Laserwriter 320 to run on Mac OS 8.5.1? I have a StarMax 4200.
Thanks!

LW300 is a completely different stand-alone driver. It cannot be used for your printer.
LaserWriter 8 should be in the Extensions Folder, where the Chooser can find it.
LaserWriter 8 is built differently from all previous versions. It can service almost every LaserWriter ever made. All it needs to talk to your Personal LaserWriter 320 is a small configuration file. This will usually be found in a Folder inside the Extensions folder named "Printer Extensions". The configuration file for your printer is probably named "LaserWriter Personal 320". Do not move this file out of the Printer descriptions folder -- it only a customization file, not a complete Driver, and LaserWriter 8 will not find it if you move it from its expected location.
Once you select a LaserWriter 8 Extension in the left panel of the Chooser, your printer's name should appear in the right panel of the Chooser -- provided it is properly cabled and powered on and can be found by AppleTalk/LocalTalk. The name presented will be the name provided by your Printer, but without an Icon because laserWriter 8 does not yet know what kind of printer it is.
Select that name in the right pane of the Chooser, and you should get a ( Configure ) button. You will then have to configure it, either automatically or manually (or both) and it will get an Icon in front of its name and be fully useable.
Depending on what extensions you have installed, it may produce a Chooser-only Printer or a Desktop Printer. Either is perfectly serviceable, and this choice can be changed later should you change your mind.
Message was edited by: Grant Bennet-Alder

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