Re: DeskJet?

[bpvh@primenet.com (Bradley P. Von Haden)]

Dark_Dude@darkcastle.ecore.fnet.org (Dark_Dude) wrote:

><bwc8@cornell.edu> wrote:

>>   I've decided to take my IIe out of mothballs and am looking to
>>upgrade it a little. Has anyone successfully hooked up an HP
>>deskjet to a IIe?

>You need (as far as I know) AppleWorks 3.0 as minimum version for
>the DeskJet. A DeskJet has a serial and a parallel connector. So
>if you already have a parallel card in your IIe, you need the
>printer and a good cable. Otherwise, you can use a (super)serial
>card to connect the printer to the computer.
>
>Btw, the DeskJet driver for AppleWorks is (i think) NOT included
>in the standard package. I have no idea where to get it (someone
>knows this?). Applied Engineering came with an AW updater that has
>a DeskJet 500 driver...

For using a HP DeskJet printer with AW 3.0, no driver is necessary. 
Just create a custom printer and input the codes to control the
printer.  I have a text file of two articles, one by Henry W. Hobson
III and another by Ray Merlin, that explains the details.  Just
request it by email and I will send it by email.

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