We would like the iMac to be able to use this printer. File sharing is not important. If it's expensive, I suppose we would be willing to buy a USB printer and do an ethernet network. You can't do it with a serial printer. But USB printers can be shared over an ethernet network if both Macs are running OS 9.0.4 or later.
File sharing is a free bonus.
I read your column in the Computer Bits March 2001 issue, and noticed that you wrote of PowerMacPac, as well as the former sight of Prewitt, but left out The Computer Store. I have had service dealings with both PowerMacPac and The Computer Store. I had purchased my iMac DV from PowerMacPac, and when it developed a problem, brought it back to have it corrected. The trips and return trips to PowerMacPac took weeks, and we had to find the fault ourselves. After the warranty expired, I had another problem.