StyleWriter Printers: Print Drivers and Cable Matrix

This articles provides a chart of Apple StyleWriter printers, their appropriate printer drivers, and the cables to use.

Most print drivers are available for download from the Apple Software Updates Web site at http://www.apple.com/swupdates . Use the print driver name as the search query.

Also, a list of English North-American software downloads for Macintosh, Apple II and Newton released prior to Mac OS 8.1 in January 1998 can be found at: http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html .

To download the following StyleWriter drivers, click the driver name for the net-install driver, or the numbers under the multi-part driver heading. Not all the drivers have both net-install and multi-part downloads.

Apple StyleWriter Printers
Printer Driver	Version	Cable	Notes
StyleWriter
Color StyleWriter 1500 Multi-part Driver (1) (2) (3)	2.2.1	Serial/Shareable	(1)(5)
Color StyleWriter 1500 GX	1.1.1	Serial	(3)(4)
StyleWriter II
Color StyleWriter 1500 Multi-part Driver (1) (2) (3)	2.2.1	Serial/Shareable	(1)(5)
Color StyleWriter 1500 GX	1.0.2	Serial/Shareable	(3)
Portable StyleWriter
Portable StyleWriter	1.0.1	Serial	(7)
Color StyleWriter Pro
Color StyleWriter Pro	1.5.2	Serial/Shareable	(1)
Color StyleWriter Pro GX	1.0	Serial/Shareable	(3)
StyleWriter 1200
Color StyleWriter 1500 Multi-part Driver (1) (2) (3)	2.2.1	Serial/Shareable	(1)
Color StyleWriter 1500 GX	1.0.2	Serial/Shareable	(3)
Color StyleWriter 1500
Color StyleWriter 1500 Multi-part Driver (1) (2) (3)	2.2.1	Serial/Shareable	(1)
		EtherTalk	(6)
Color StyleWriter 1500 GX	1.0.2	Serial/Shareable	(3)
Color StyleWriter 2200
Color StyleWriter 2500 Multi-part Driver (1) (2) (3) (4)	2.3	Serial/Shareable	(1) (8)
		EtherTalk	(6) (8)
Color StyleWriter 2500 GX	1.0.2	Serial/Shareable	(3) (8)
Color StyleWriter 2400
Color StyleWriter 2500 Multi-part Driver (1) (2) (3) (4	2.3	Serial/Shareable	(1) (8)
		LocalTalk	(2) (8)
Color StyleWriter 2500 GX	1.0.2	Serial/Shareable	(3) (8)
Color StyleWriter 2500
Color StyleWriter 2500 Multi-part Driver (1) (2) (3) (4)	2.3	Serial/Shareable	(1) (8)
		LocalTalk	(6) (8)
Color StyleWriter 2500 GX	1.0.2	Serial/Shareable	(3) (8)
Color StyleWriter 4100
CSW 4000 Series	1.1.1	Serial	(9)
CSW 4000 Series (AT)	1.0.4	LocalTalk	(9)
Color StyleWriter 4500
CSW 4000 Series	1.1.1	Serial	(9)
CSW 4000 Series (AT)	1.0.4	LocalTalk	(9)
Color StyleWriter 6500
CSW 6000 Series Multi-part Driver (1) (2) (3)	3.1.1	Serial, LocalTalk	-

Notes
1	Uses GrayShare. Apple's GrayShare technology gives you the ability to print over 130 shades of gray and lets you connect your printer to a network through your Macintosh.Color StyleWriter printers uses ColorShare instead of GrayShare.
2	LocalTalk requires Color StyleWriter 2400 LocalTalk Module (M3458LL/A).
3	All GX printer drivers require System 7.5.x, or 7.6.x and QuickDraw GX. You cannot use these drivers without QuickDraw GX installed. QuickDraw GX print drivers are not supported with any version of Mac OS beyond 7.6.x, and are not Mac OS 8 compatible.
4	These drivers were updated from 1.0 when you install QuickDraw GX v1.1.2
5	Use the StyleWriter 1200 driver to print from a Power Macintosh with System 7.5.2 to a StyleWriter I or II Printer
6	LocalTalk requires LocalTalk Module (M4615ZM/A). EtherTalk requires EtherTalk Adapter (M4775LL/A).
7	Contact GDT Softworks for QuickDraw GX versions of these printer drivers.
8	Color SW 2500 driver v2.3 ships with Mac OS 9.x only. Color SW 2500 driver v2.2.1 is available for download from Apple Software Updates for use with prior versions of the Mac OS.
9	The CSW 4000 Series drivers versions 1.1.1 (Serial) and 1.0.4 (AppleTalk) are for use with Mac OS 9.x only. These drivers are part of the CSW 4000 Series Update 1.0 posted on Apple Software Updates. CSW 4000 Series drivers versions v1.0 and v1.3 are available for download from Apple Software Updates for use with prior versions of the Mac OS.

Other Printer Driver and Cable Articles:

For additional information on printer drivers and cables check the following articles:

Article 30154: "LaserWriter Printers: Print Drivers & Cable Matrix"

Article 15372: "Other Printers: Print Drivers & Cable Matrix"