Resorted to installing the "HP Laserjet 4 series, CUPS+Gimp-Print v4.2.5" under OS X (the HP driver did not work) as a LPR printer. Works like a champ, printing text, .tif and .eps files from OS X native apps only.
Workaround for Classic apps is to select Laserwriter 8 in Chooser and print to...