Re: applegs

[Marshall Earl]

In article , nathan@visi.com says...
>
>In article <5titad$f5@s-cwis.unomaha.edu>,
>Therese Terschuren <brix@cwis.unomaha.edu> wrote:
>>Having problems posting.  This is not a response but the original
>>writer. I want to know if I can use a HP Deskjet 870Cse prof. series
>>with my GS.  It goes with PCs and Mac.  Thanks Therese
>
>   Welcome to comp.sys.apple2. I invite you to read the
>comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
>http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html Section 4.6 covers
>inkjets and Apple IIs, and contains more in depth info than this
>response.
>   
>   According to HP's web site, I think you can with the Harmonie or
>Independence driver packages. The Windoze-only Deskjets won't work
>(i.e. 820Cse), but if it has MS-DOS capabilities (as the 870Cse does)
>Harmonie should be able to talk to it. The specs on the 870Cse say
>it's got both a serial and a parallel interface on it; this printer is
>supposed to be Appletalk-network happy, but no GS drivers exist for
>networked HP printers. You should be able to use it with either the
>57600 serial port to a GS (and therefore the HP Deskwriter Harmonie
>drivers), or the parallel interface connected to a parallel card in
>your GS.
>
>   Harmonie and Independence only provide drivers for GS programs that
>use the standard driver setups; ProDOS 8, DOS 3.3 and other earlier
>programs may not be able to talk to these (or most other inkjets)
>
>Nathan Mates
>
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