earl@trsvax.UUCP (05/22/89)
In article <616@pacsbb.UUCP> lgarcia@pacsbb.UUCP (Barrio) writes:
!I seem to have a serious problem when printing on a DMP2100P using
!WINDOWS/386 on a Tandy 4000. The printer is set to IBM emulation and
!I selected the IBM Graphics printer driver. The output is just an
!endless row of 6s or Qs. Even if I select the Generic/Text only
!printer driver, the result is the same.
!Needless to say, I have not experienced anything similar with any
!other program. The printer worked fine with Windows 1.x using another
!computer.
!A call to Microsoft produced no results. A call to Tandy produced
!a promise to call back with an answer, which did not materialize.
!Any help will be greatly appreciated.
! Luis M. Garcia-Barrio
I have the EXACT same problem running Windows 2.03 on my Tandy 1000SX and
a Tandy DMP430 printer. Oddly, it works fine on a Tandy 3000NL w/ DMP440. I
have to experiment switching printers around to see if the problem is in
the printer or the computer.
andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM, killer!igloo!andyross
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I run Windows/286 v.2.1 on my computer at home. It works great with my
DMP430 which I own. I haven't had any problems at all, except for when
I somehow (one day) had the dip switch setting wrong for Tandy graphics
instead of IBM graphics.
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<This information is provided by an individual and is not nor should be
construed as being provided by Radio Shack or Tandy Corp. Radio
Shack/Tandy Corp has no obligation to support the information provided
in any way. >
Earl W. Bollinger
@ <trsvax!earl>
"You were in the Clone Wars!", said Luke excitedly.
"Yes", replied Obi Wan, "I was a DOS programmer. But that was before the dark
times, before OS2."andyross@igloo.Scum.COM (Andrew Rossmann) (05/25/89)
In article <193300133@trsvax> earl@trsvax.UUCP writes: >In article <616@pacsbb.UUCP> lgarcia@pacsbb.UUCP (Barrio) writes: >!I seem to have a serious problem when printing on a DMP2100P using >!WINDOWS/386 on a Tandy 4000. The printer is set to IBM emulation and >! Luis M. Garcia-Barrio > I have the EXACT same problem running Windows 2.03 on my Tandy 1000SX and >a Tandy DMP430 printer. Oddly, it works fine on a Tandy 3000NL w/ DMP440. I > andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM, killer!igloo!andyross >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > I run Windows/286 v.2.1 on my computer at home. It works great with my > DMP430 which I own. I haven't had any problems at all, except for when > I somehow (one day) had the dip switch setting wrong for Tandy graphics > instead of IBM graphics. > Earl W. Bollinger I have the printer problem whether I use a graphics driver (such as the ProPrinter driver) or the Generic/Text Only driver. When using the Text driver, if I want to print out the string 'ABC', I will get nothing but lines and lines of 'AAAAAAAAAAA'. If I put the printer into hex mode (where it prints the hex code of each character instead of the character itself) I, of course, get lines and lines of 41 41 41 41 41. Obviously, for some reason, Windows keeps repeating the character to the printer, thinking it never got through. Sometimes I get no printout, and the spooler pops up with a printer not ready error. killer!igloo!andyross, andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM
earl@trsvax.UUCP (05/30/89)
/* ---------- "Re: <616@pacsbb.UUCP>" ---------- */ In article <193300133@trsvax> earl@trsvax.UUCP writes: >In article <616@pacsbb.UUCP> lgarcia@pacsbb.UUCP (Barrio) writes: >!I seem to have a serious problem when printing on a DMP2100P using >!WINDOWS/386 on a Tandy 4000. The printer is set to IBM emulation and >! Luis M. Garcia-Barrio > I have the EXACT same problem running Windows 2.03 on my Tandy 1000SX and >a Tandy DMP430 printer. Oddly, it works fine on a Tandy 3000NL w/ DMP440. I > andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM, killer!igloo!andyross >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > I run Windows/286 v.2.1 on my computer at home. It works great with my > DMP430 which I own. I haven't had any problems at all, except for when > I somehow (one day) had the dip switch setting wrong for Tandy graphics > instead of IBM graphics. > Earl W. Bollinger I have the printer problem whether I use a graphics driver (such as the ProPrinter driver) or the Generic/Text Only driver. When using the Text driver, if I want to print out the string 'ABC', I will get nothing but lines and lines of 'AAAAAAAAAAA'. If I put the printer into hex mode (where it prints the hex code of each character instead of the character itself) I, of course, get lines and lines of 41 41 41 41 41. Obviously, for some reason, Windows keeps repeating the character to the printer, thinking it never got through. Sometimes I get no printout, and the spooler pops up with a printer not ready error. killer!igloo!andyross, andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM ****************************************************************** The proper driver to utilize is the one marked "IBM GRAPHICS", not the one for the "IBM Proprinter" as it is a different animal altogether. I use the "IBM Graphics" printer driver on my machine, and I have had no problems using it with my DMP-430 printer. The "Generic/Text Only" driver is strictly for that, text only. It is useful for really old or obsolete printers or Daisy Wheel type printers. It does not support graphics at all. *********************************************************************** <This information is provided by an individual and is not nor should be construed as being provided by Radio Shack or Tandy Corp. Radio Shack/Tandy Corp has no obligation to support the information provided in any way. > Earl W. Bollinger @ <trsvax!earl> "You were in the Clone Wars!", said Luke excitedly. "Yes", replied Obi Wan, "I was a DOS programmer. But that was before the dark times, before OS2."