From:	"Mario Cossi" <m DOT cossi AT qitech DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
References:	<UGzla.90833$Jg1 DOT 2085546 AT news1 DOT tin DOT it> <b77070$74h$1 AT newsg3 DOT svr DOT pol DOT co DOT uk>
Subject:	Re: Printing with DOS
Lines:	37
X-Priority:	3
X-MSMail-Priority:	Normal
X-Newsreader:	Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106
X-MimeOLE:	Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106
Message-ID:	<8zBma.12965$LB6.349766@news1.tin.it>
Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:43:48 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host:	217.172.194.163
X-Complaints-To:	newsmaster AT tin DOT it
X-Trace:	news1.tin.it 1050338628 217.172.194.163 (Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:43:48 MET DST)
NNTP-Posting-Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:43:48 MET DST
Organization:	TIN
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
DJ-Gateway:	from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Reply-To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com

Thanks.

"Matthew Smith" <matt AT the-good-stuff DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk> wrote in message
news:b77070$74h$1 AT newsg3 DOT svr DOT pol DOT co DOT uk...
>
> "Mario Cossi" <m DOT cossi AT qitech DOT net> wrote in message
> news:UGzla.90833$Jg1 DOT 2085546 AT news1 DOT tin DOT it...
> > Hi there!
> > I have a DOS application I wrote with djgpp that prints out text and
> > graphics. At that time I used ESC/P codes and everything worked
> > smoothly... now I can no longer find low cost ink jet printers
> > supporting ESC/P or the like, or at least they don't say so (and
> > customer support doesn't know). Does anybody know of any low cost
> > ink-jet printer suitable for the task? Alternatively, is there any
> > (small!!!) library for djgpp handling PCL and the like?
> >
> > TIA
> > -- mario
> >
> >
>
> The Canon BJ-10sx I have has very good ESC/P support (complete with
> dip switches). This isn't a current model but you can still get ink
> cartridges easily and maybe you can find one on ebay, or a newer model
> (BJ-20??) with the same ESC/P ability.
>
> This UK supplier still has 79 models of impact printer in stock, and
> the cheapest Panasonic one looks very good value by the 2nd or 3rd
> ribbon :)
> http://www.dabs.com/products/prod-search.asp?action=search&tid=300&ob=
> manufacturer&stab=ref
>
>
>
>

- Raw text -