Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!dartvax!earleh From: earleh@dartvax.UUCP (Earle R. Horton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Serial printer drivers Message-ID: <6710@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Jul-87 19:55:16 EDT Article-I.D.: dartvax.6710 Posted: Sat Jul 18 19:55:16 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jul-87 05:20:32 EDT References: <1014@runx.ips.oz> Organization: unorganized Lines: 21 Summary: yes, no In article <1014@runx.ips.oz>, sce@runx.ips.oz (Simon Evans) writes: > ...how hard is it to write a printer > driver that simply does text streaming and recognises the lPrReset, > lPrLineFeed, lPrLFSixth amd lPrPageEnd iPrDevCtl parameters? > > Finally, is it possible to simply send ASCII out through one of > the serial ports and ignore the printer manager ? I have not attempted the first solution, but I assume from the dearth of any kind of software that does this that it is extremely difficult. The second method is easy. In fact, it's just like writing to a file. I can mail you some example code, or, if there is enough interest, post it. -- ********************************************************************* *Earle R. Horton, H.B. 8000, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755 * *********************************************************************