russ@pyr.gatech.EDU (RUSSELL SHACKELFORD) (05/27/89)
re: MS-DOS software.... There's about 10 zillion software packages that come with a couple dozen printer drivers, selectable via an Install procedure... Is there a good source of such drivers, or do we have to get access to one each of a couple dozen printers and re-invent the wheel? thanks for your help, people.... -- Russell Shackelford School of Information and Computer Science Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332 russ@pyr.gatech.edu (404) 834-4759
js07@GTE.COM (Jack Shaio) (05/30/89)
Does anyone know where to get a driver for the HP deskjet+ that will work under InterActive's 386/ix ? I called InterActive, and they said they don't have any, but referred me to Elan, which has drivers for laser printers, as part of their $895 package Eroff. 386/ix already comes with many facilities in Eroff (including eqn, grap, troff). I'm looking for a driver that will allow me to use all of those on an HP deskjet+. Any pointers would be appreciated. Please reply by email, as I don't think this is of general interest. thanks jack js07@gte.com
jmv@sppy00.UUCP (Jim Vickroy) (05/31/89)
In article <8367@pyr.gatech.EDU> russ@pyr.gatech.EDU (RUSSELL SHACKELFORD) writes: => =>re: MS-DOS software.... => =>There's about 10 zillion software packages that come with a couple dozen =>printer drivers, selectable via an Install procedure... => =>Is there a good source of such drivers, or do we have to get access to one =>each of a couple dozen printers and re-invent the wheel? => But, among these 10z drivers, only a few actually do the same thing, exactly. I've written a printer device driver to print diacritic characters on several different printers. Each character is rendered in graphics mode. I cannot release the source code for this driver (because my employer owns it) but the book "Writing MS-DOS Device Drivers" by Robert S. Lai (ISBN 0-201-13185-4) has a chapter devoted to a printer device driver (chapter 5). I hope this helps. PS to anyone who is reading this now, if you would be so kind to send me some e-mail letting me know if this got out. we have been having trouble with our usenet feed. Thanks! jim ============================================================================== :::: ::: :: :: : : Jim Vickroy |OC| ||| || || | | Technical Services Department |LC| ||| || || | | Online Computer Library Center, Inc. :::: ::: :: :: : : Dublin, Ohio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UUCP: {att|pyramid|killer}!osu-cis!sppy00!jmv domain: jmv@sppy00.uucp USSNAIL: 6565 Frantz Rd., Dublin, Ohio 43017-0702 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "but........ but............ but............" -me ==============================================================================