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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

3840.0. "Looking for print driver help" by HPSCAD::GATULIS (Frank Gatulis 297-6770) Tue Jun 12 1990 10:49

    
    I was wondering if anyone has the sources for the PIN_WRITER print
    driver (that's the 1.3 driver for Nec 24 pin dot matrix printers).
    
    I want to fix the driver such that it allows me to take advantage of
    internal porportional space fonts when printing porportinal NLQ fonts
    from excellence! v2.0.
    
    I'm looking for the driver source code to save me some work. My choices
    seem to be:
    
    1. find the sources for th PIN_WRITER driver (I like that)
    2. write a new driver (out of the question)
    3. start by typing in the sources for the EPSON-Q driver which are
       in the ROM kernal manual and modify that driver aince the printer
       is Epson compatable.  This might serve the purpose and seems to be
       the only reasonable alternative.
    4. other suggestions ???
    
    Thanks
    Frank
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3840.1You can get it from me...FROCKY::BALZERChristian Balzer DTN:785-1029Wed Jun 13 1990 04:3331
Re: .0

Hehehe, if this whole topic wouldn't be so inherently sad, I'd snicker
for quite some time. Le'me explain:

I talked to Dave Berezowski (sp?), the master of printer drivers during the
Paris Devcon, since we (the Software Brewery) wanted to write a new and
enhanced version of the Nec Pinwriter driver (support for ALL characters,
dramatically enhanced graphic speed, etc.) for FREE. Dave pointed me to
Andy Finkel, since he hadn't the authority to gimme the source. Andy gave
his OK during the Devcon and so I waited for the source to arrive.
Today, several months and requests at West Chester later, I've given up hope.
We certainly won't consider doing any "social" work for CBM in the future
based on that experience. Maybe we can milk several thousand bucks from 
them for some piece of crap...

Back to your request, the EpsonQ driver is the way to go, but remember that
it won't do the 360x360 dpi mode (this is why we wanted the "original" in
the first place).
Don't bother to type it in, you should be able to find it on that CBM
RKM disks, which can be found on one of the newer fish disks.
In the case I'm confused again, nag me and you shall recieve the source
from me.

Sorry for the whining, but I just received the "official" European Support
Programm guidelines, bleah.

Have a nice weekend, (Thursday & Friday are free over here ;-)

<CB>
3840.2HPSCAD::GATULISFrank Gatulis 297-6770Wed Jun 13 1990 09:228
.re -1

<CB>

Thank you for the input on print drivers.  I guess CBM isn't capable of 
recognizing opportunity when it comes knocking.  Too bad!

Frank