Thanks Eric - that should relieve my anxiety. >That is a lot of DOS? Why several computers?
I just scored a NOS WordPerfect Office 3.01 and am going to test it in a network environment. I have had this DOS disorder since the 80s and have always wanted to network DOS. I worked at Holiday Inn in the (1985-1988) and we had this awesome network and Hotel Management Software. On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> wrote: > > Hi Dosgeek, > > > Just a quick poll to see how many users are actually running > > a printer in FreeDOS. > > > What kind of printer are you using? > > Dot Matrix > > Ink Jet > > Laser > > Other > > > I have an Epson NOS LQ-2070 Dot Matrix (Parallel interface) on the way > and > > am anxious about the setup and the end result. I have 4 PCs running > FreeDOS > > 2 of those are FreeDOS only machines; 1 of which will be a dedicated > server. > > That is a lot of DOS? Why several computers? > > According to the manual of your printer: > > https://files.support.epson.com/pdf/lq2070/lq2070u1.pdf > > This 24 pin printer supports IBM and ESC/P2 commands and a number of DOS > codepages such as 437, 850, 860 and related. The first two should match > your most common BIOS and mode/display VGA fonts for USA and Europe :-) > > I would suggest to use ESC/P2 configuration of your printer, because DOS > text related software may already know the escape codes for things such > as bold or italic printing. That makes it a bit easier for you to have a > bit of layout. Also, ESC/P2 is supported by our GRAPHICS TSR driver for > the graphical screenshot hotkey :-) > > Finally, you will probably not need a print spooler TSR, but you should > make selections for buffer size and buffer waiting time in your printer > configuration (using buttons on the printer) according to your taste. > > Cheers, Eric > > PS: GRAPHICS also supports simple PostScript and HP PCL screenshots, but > you should avoid old dumb GDI laser and ink jet printers, as those would > require smart Windows or Linux drivers. I think most modern printers are > smart enough to understand PostScript, ESC/P2 or HP PCL anyway? > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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