Re: Printer Drivers

[gareth@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca (Gareth Jones)]

J. L. Walters (bird@nwsrs.nw.att.com) wrote:
: 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.

I've used the DeskWriter C from my GS with the Harmonie drivers. Works 
great, but, as mentioned, DeskWriters only work from GS/OS, DeskJets have 
built-in fonts that also let you use them from ProDOS 8. The same printer 
driver is used for both the DeskWriter and DeskJet.

-Gareth