[net.micro.amiga] Printer driver for the JX-80

mstark@muddcs.UUCP (Michael Stark) (04/22/86)

I recently purchased an Epson JX-80.  I was aware at the time that Epson had 
stopped making JX-80's but bacause it was cheap and because I know how reliable
Epson products are I went ahead.  Now I am frightened.  I find that it is
almost useless with the Workbench V1.1 release of the printer drivers.  Is 
there any way to fix the printer driver so that it doesn't produce spurrious
line feeds?  Will Commodore-Amiga stop updating the JX-80 printer driver 
because the JX-80 is no longer?

If there is a simple way to modify my printer driver to remove the extra 
line feeds, please let me know.  Also, if there is anyway to get a new
printer driver without waitinmg for the June release of V1.2 I'd like
to know that too.

Mike
MSTARK@YMIR.BITNET
ucbvax!ucla-cs!muddcs!ymir!mstark

randy@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Randy Weiner) (04/25/86)

In article <411@muddcs.UUCP> mstark@muddcs.UUCP writes:
>...(in reference to the Epson JX-80) is
>there any way to fix the printer driver so that it doesn't produce spurrious
>line feeds?  Will Commodore-Amiga stop updating the JX-80 printer driver 
>because the JX-80 is no longer?

I doubt that it is the printer driver that is at fault. This problem
typically occurs when a printer cable has (Amiga) pin-14 (auto-linefeed)
connected, especially with Epson printers. Check your cable! A quick
check is to copy a text file to PAR: instead of PRT:. If the extra
line-feeds go away, its probably the cable. (If not, mail or phone
to the below address).


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