We also use Macintoshª computers to create our catalog, correspondance, flyers, reports, etc. When we purchased our Mac, we bought an Imagewriter II printer to produce our output. Unlike the Imagewriter I which operated fine from inverter power the Imagewriter II preformed horribly under inverter power. Something to do with the controls on the head impact mechanizms under inverter power caused output to be of varying darkness, with many lines coming out with little or no ink. So we were left with an amazing computer, whose output required a trip of 140 miles for laser quality printing or the running of our generator for moderate quality. We next tried using our ancient but semi-trustworthy daisy-wheel printer with a software and hardware interface, but had extremely bad luck with the software. After almost one year of having little luck getting satisfactory output from the Mac we decided to look into buying a laserwriter (Hewlett Packard DeskWriter was not on the market then). We called Heart Interface (we run our house from a Heart HF24-2500SX) to see if they had any experience with laser printers running off their inverters. They had reports of a laserprinter running from a 1200 watt inverter in Hawaii that eventually had a meltdown, but attributed that to the size of inverter rather than the inverter power. Heart Interface however just received a Ricoh laser printer and after my request tested it on their inverter and said there was no problems. So there we were, with information on one meltdown and one positive experience. Being partially masocistic we decided to bite the bullet and order a Apple Laserwriter IINT. Well, it has worked like a charm for over 1 year and I suspect it will give us years of support. Jerry Fetterman, Yellow Jacket Solar, Box 253, Yellow Jacket, CO 81335, (303) - 562-4884