SC3000 Mac compatible?

[mrjonolewarne]

Hi,

I just got a SC3000 rip for my GR3770. I was wondering if there are any mac drivers or ways of getting them to work with OSX? It's not the end of the world if I can't as I can use a friends laptop but it would be nice to have everything running from my own computer.

Many thanks

[joelsa12]

although it said that it will work, you will not be happy with it. one it is super slow. two the SC-3000 is a GDI rip. the graphics that will print to your Risograph will look very blocky and have poor quality. if you get it printing nice please tell me how. i have tried many times, but on my end I had to trade up the people using a MAC to a post script RIP ( SC-7700 ) so they would be happy and not kill the sales man that sold it to them in the first place.

[mrjonolewarne]

I really hope that's not the case with the one I just got! Are you talking about using it with a MAC or just using that RIP with that machine from a windows?

The guy I got it off used it with the exact same machine as me, for years, so I doubt he would have used it if it was worse than using the scanner. He said it was much better quality, which I guess he would if he was selling it to me, but I doubt he would have used it for years if it made things worse. If it's a case of using it with a windows machine to get good quality then I'm happy to do that.

Anyone else have any experience of reduced image quality and slow response using this RIP and a GR3770?

[joelsa12]

i am only talking on a MAC. it is a gdi rip the processing will be dependent on your computer. if you have a fast computer with enough ram you will not have many issues coming from windows. so it will not be slow.

[The Future]

I spent months trying to get a 3500 working on a Mac (os x, os 9) to no success. The farthest I got was getting the RIP driver loaded. The 7700 that Joel sold me on the other hand..