Re: Printer Drivers

[mhackett@vaxxine.com (Michael Hackett)]

Gareth Jones <gareth@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca> wrote:

> 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.

Not quite...  The DeskWriter has the same internal fonts that the
DeskJet has, but the reason it is not easily accessible from ProDOS 8 is
that its serial port is locked at 57.6Kbaud, so the firmware can't drive
it.  With special code to run the serial port at the required speed, you
can print just fine.  (Fire up any telecom program that can do 57.6K on
the IIgs and try typing to the port to which the printer is connected.
Hit CTRL-L to get the page out.  It may be a bit messy, but it does
work.)

I have printed successfully to a DW-C on AppleTalk from AppleWorks by
printing to slot 7.  The trick is that I had to modify the Network
Printer control panel to get it to see the DeskWriter first.  I haven't
had time to go back and clean up the patch into any sort of
distributable form, but I hope to get back to it after I finish my
current project.

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