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From: "Orlando P. Hevia" <heviaop AT ssdfe DOT com DOT ar>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 16:34:07 -0300
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Subject: Re: WIN printers
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> > AFAIK, you don't need any special program for that. You
> > just have to assign that printer to the PRN port of DOS
> > boxes. Look up "connections" or "links" in the printer
> > setup dialogs or print manager. --
> 
> >
> > Generally, to print from DOS, the printer needs to be
> > directly attached, and you might need to enable printing
> > from DOS when you
> are
> > setting it up. (It asks on win98 sr2, don't remember if it
> > asked before...)
> 
> These replies both suggest that a WIN printer can emulate a
> simple Epson compatible when the GDI driver is not running. 
> Is this necessarily the case? I thought these printers were
> dead from DOS, but some Linux drivers had been written.
> 
> 
> 
> 

I sent the question because my programs produce HP-GL (and 
other) graphics output.

The users with not WIN printers can use hp2xx program to 
obtain paper copies of results.

But WIN printers disables all direct output as hp2xx, 
printgl, and similar programs. Only Windows (@#@%) printer 
spool are allowed with WIN printers, and only Windows 
(@#@%) version of printgl can print HP-GL files. This 
program is not free. 

As result of all my tests: _don't buy WIN printers!!_

Thanks.






Ing. Orlando P. Hevia   
heviaop AT ssdfe DOT com DOT ar
Santa Fe-Argentina