Hi rudym88,
unfortunately, I am not an expert on the alfaQuest Panther platesetters, but I can confirm that the devices were supported up to the Navigator RIP v10 with their own device plug-in (32-bit).
It means that after the Navigator RIP installation, the associated Panther plug-in will be installed and the device will be connected via the Xitron Blue Box USB interface.
Since year 2003 alfaQuest itself has presented the so-called alfaQuest Panther TIFF Input Module for importing 1bit TIFF files from almost any RIP and workflow.
I hope it helps you.
Best regards
Martin