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The reader sample does read a sector from a MultiCardReader. One could
extend this sample or write a block device driver to have DOS recognize
the reader as a mass storage device.

The printer driver has been tested with a new HP laserprinter. This has
a USB and a parallel port. HP specified several printers which
supported ESC/P via USB, however, these are the more expensive ones.

Writing drivers for GDI printers is a lot of work and has been done for
some printers for Linux.

FreeDOSfan schrieb:
> Downloaded the update. Both BUGs are fixed.
> Thanks.
>
> Georg wrote:
> "My firefox browser always shows a blank behind
> index in the link, don't  know how that gets in.
> You can also use the link:
> www.georgpotthast.de/usb"
>
> Probably a BUG in the Google Groups. The space
> is in the HTML code but only in the screen
> string, not in the new addr. The link DOES
> WORK.
>
> Since USBVIEW does support my MultiCardRader,
> does it mean that I can easilly read and write
> memory cards ? I would need an additional
> driver to provide a drive-letter or a
> file manager with a built-in filesystem,
> right ?
>
> And printing: I have no printer now, but how
> usable is your driver for this ? Some older
> USB&PARALLEL printers are reported to accept
> characters, but the newer models with USB
> only ? Do they accept at least bitmaps (like
> ESC/P printers), or does the programm have
> to move the head & paper, and shoot single
> pixels of color on the paper ? Do such
> printers work in LINUX (reported to be open
> source) ?

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