Re: Printer Drivers

[bird@nwsrs.nw.att.com (J. L. Walters)]

In article <D8KIBF.Cz5@actrix.gen.nz>,
David Empson <dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>In article <3p3l4t$m1b@news.bu.edu>, Arthur Foster <afoster@bu.edu> wrote:
>> Where can I get IIgs printer drivers for a Stylewriter, or a HP Deskwriter?

>The IIgs driver for the StyleWriter is included with System 6.0 and
>6.0.1.  It only supports the StyleWriter I, not the StyleWriter II.
>There is no IIgs driver for the StyleWriter II.

>Vitesse's "Harmonie" package probably includes a driver for the
>DeskWriter.

I don't believe there is any drivers for the DeskWriter. (Pretty much
Mac only as I remember.) There are two for the DeskJet. Harmonie from
Vitesse and Independence from Seven Hills.

>Note that with both printers, you can only use them from GS/OS desktop
>programs, not from ProDOS-8 or text-based programs.

The DeskJet works fine from 8 bit programs. In fact, AppleWorks 4.0 and
5.0 have a special driver so you can print great proportional text.

As for others, screen dumps from AppleWorks, file dumps from ProTerm,
etc., work like a champ.

The DeskJet has a parallel and serial port so you can use it from the
IIgs serial port with no problems.

I talked to a fellow from Wisconsin recently that had a parallel card,
ImageWriter I and a DeskJet. He hooked the ImageWriter to the serial
port, the DeskJet to the parallel and used the Control Panel to switch
between the two (Your Card and printer port).

Kind Regards,
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