In my Storage chamber was a PagePro 1300W, which I used some time ago, so I tried to install it under Mac OS X. This was not easy. The good thing is, that the printer is supported by a "Linux" driver, so there was a chance to make it work. The following steps show, how you can make this printer running on your OS X Box. Remember, that this requires building the Driver with the Apple Developer Tools, so if you have no Developer Tools installed get XCode at http://developer.apple.com/tools/download/ and install them before continuing.

1. Build the Driver

First, you need to get the Driver developed by Manuel Schiller from this location:
http://www.hinterbergen.de/mala/min12xxw/
Unpack the driver in your Home Directory (Easiest way), open a Terminal and change to the Drivers Directory by typing:

cd min12xxw

Now build the driver by typing:

./configure
make
sudo make install (Type in the Password, when asked)

The Driver has been installed now into /usr/local/bin/

2. Install foomatic-rip and ESP Ghostscript

You also need to install Foomatic-rip for OS X and ESP-Ghostscript for OSX. You can get the packages (PPC Versions) from:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/foomatic/

3. Install the required PPD File

This setup also requires a PPD File (Postscript Printer Description File). For this Printer you can get one at:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=min12xxw

Place the downloaded PPD File in the following directoy:
/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj

4. Restart the Workstation

Please restart your workstation now. I do not know, if this is really required, but I needed to do it. There are reports, that typing the following in a console is enough

killall -HUP cupsd


5. Setup the Printer in OS X

This has been the most difficult part for me, I hope it works for you.

First make sure, the PagePro 1300W is connected and running. Open the "Printer Setup Utility" in the "Application/Utilities" Folder and press the BUtton "New Printer". This should bring up the following dialog.

• Now, please hold down the Command-Key (Alt-Key) and press "More Printers" (No clue, what the Caption of the button is actually in english). This should present the following dialog:

In this dialog, please select "Advanced" at the Top Popupmenu and in the Dervice Popupmenu your Printer should appear at the Bottom. When you have selected this, at the bottom appears a list, where you select the foomatic driver.


Please select the Record "Minolta PagePro 1300W Foomatic/min12xxw (recommended)" and press the button "Add".

Now the printer should be installed in your system.


References:
http://www.thomaskho.com/site/tech/minolta_1350w.php
http://www.hinterbergen.de/mala/min12xxw/
http://lists.freestandards.org/pipermail/printing-user-konica-minolta/2005/000426.html