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From: sce@runx.ips.oz (Simon Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Serial printer drivers
Message-ID: <1014@runx.ips.oz>
Date: Fri, 10-Jul-87 01:43:57 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 10 01:43:57 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 13:51:43 EDT
Organization: RUNX Un*x Timeshare.  Sydney, Australia.
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	I am involved in writing a database application for a client who
currently owns a Brother daisywheel printer and wishes to continue using
it (both to save investing money in a new printer, and to continue to have a
high standard of printing of his accounts).

	I therefore need a printer driver that will talk to the daisywheel
printer and that I can sell to client [ie I cannot just use such a driver
from a word processor that includes one unless the driver is PD]. 

	There is such a driver advertised in the directory of the May MacUser
(p203) from GDT Softworks, Canada, called Print-Link. Does anyone know
anything about this product (cost, efficacy etc)?

	Are there any shareware/PD drivers available that would do the job? 

	If none of the above is any good, 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 know that this is
undesirable, but the product is a one off and the simplest possible solution
is the one desired)

	Thanks for any reviews/recommendations, 
	estimates of time required or simple answers to any of the
	questions above,

		Simon Evans  (@ JAM Software)

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