Re: Printers for IIgs

[CUTblakeney@home.com (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Sat, 31 Jul 1999 18:02:17 -0400, MQSmith <livepoet@together.net>
wrote:

>What kind of printers can I hook up to a IIgs?  Are there specific
>brands that are compatible?  How would I go about connecting the
>printer?

There are many kinds of printers that will work with the IIgs.  You
just need to avoid non-postscript laser printers, Windows printers,
Mac Quickdraw printers and those sort of things.

If you want to print from any 8 bit programs you'll also want to make
sure the printer has built in fonts.

Joe Kohn, publisher of the Shareware Solutions II newsletter, sells
Vitesse's Harmonie printer drivers.  Check out:

     http://www.crl.com/joko

for more information.

Seven Hills, now MyESource, sells a set of printer drivers called
Independence.  Check out:

     http://www.myesource.com/sevenhills/applesoftware/iigs/

for more information.

There are also a few drivers available elsewhere on the net as public
domain, freeware or shareware.

>Also, would it be possible for a IIgs to download TrueType fonts
>and use them?

Yes, but you need to have Vitesse's Pointless installed on your IIgs.
This is also available from Joe Kohn (see URL above).

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