From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:29 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1590 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Thursday 10 January 2008 Number 1590 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: OS/2 compatible laser printers on special at Office works : Ed Durrant 2 Re: OS/2 compatible laser printers on special at Office works : Chris Neeson" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:14:34 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: OS/2 compatible laser printers on special at Office works John Angelico wrote: > On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:35:11 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote: > > >> One "hope" on the horizon is the CUPS unix printing system that somehow >> can generate the require code to be dumped to some of these win >> printers. I presently trying to get my Brother MFC620CN to work with my >> EeePC (Xandros) UMPC using this method and Paul Smedley has ported this >> code to OS/2. >> >> If Paul is on - perhaps you can tell us if you know of a current colour >> inkjet winprinter that works under OS/2 (or eCS) using the ported >> CUPS/gutenprint code ? >> > > A laborious way to check is to see if there are Mac or Linux drivers > available on support websites. > > I have access to an Epson Stylus R310 at work - it does excellent colour > for everyday graphics - labels with logo, direct to CD and so on. It has > individual ink tanks for better colour depth. > > I just checked epson dot com dot au where there are Mac drivers plus a link to > third party Unix/Linux drivers. > > So > a) the printer is NOT a WINprinter > and therefore > b) CUPS is a possible OS/2 solution. > > Paul Smedley might be able to ttell you more about where that project is up > to... > > > Best regards > John Angelico > OS/2 SIG > os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or > talldad at kepl dot com dot au > ___________________ > > - Hi John, Maybe I have misunderstood this, however I am of the opinion that CUPS + gutenprint supports at least some winprinters. Cheers/2 Ed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:06:09 +1100 From: "Chris Neeson" Subject: Re: OS/2 compatible laser printers on special at Office works thanks Ed. for the moment I think I need to get a document printer and be done with it. my main concern with the colour printers is for that great day when I might be able to print pohotographic image files from my PC. Should it happen, I'm thinking of sticking to the separate devices approach - you only lose 1 function if a machine breaks down - you seem to be able to get higher quality in the dedicateds than the MFCs ( at least for the scanning function ). Regards Chris - the way of the code warrior is WHYs and WHENs, and WHEREs the bloody hell was it, and WHATs happened now? On 1/9/08, Ed Durrant wrote: > > Not that I know of. In my experience most colour inkjet printers have > gone to be WIN Printers where the driver actually uses windows to > generate the bitmaps to be printed and then pushes that out down a pipe > to the printer, meaning the printer manufactures do not need to put so > much computing power in the printer itself. This is one of the reasons > we see many sub AU$100 printers now (mind you replacing the cartridges > when they run out costs more than the original purchase price of the > printer, so it's cheaper to throw the used for one set of cartridges, > printer in the rubbish and buy a new one, than it is to but replacement > (original make) cartridges - that can't be ecologically friendly !!). > > One "hope" on the horizon is the CUPS unix printing system that somehow > can generate the require code to be dumped to some of these win > printers. I presently trying to get my Brother MFC620CN to work with my > EeePC (Xandros) UMPC using this method and Paul Smedley has ported this > code to OS/2. > > If Paul is on - perhaps you can tell us if you know of a current colour > inkjet winprinter that works under OS/2 (or eCS) using the ported > CUPS/gutenprint code ? > > Cheers/2 > > Ed. > > > > Chris Neeson wrote: > > just while we're on that, > > are any of the reaonable current printers > > useful for printing photos that are also > > OS/2 compatible? > > > > Regards > > Chris > > > > > > > > On 12/27/07, Ed Durrant wrote: > > > >> Anyone looking to buy a laser printer, Office Works have got the > Brother > >> HL2040 on offer again at $88 (this us USB + Parrallel and uses either > >> the HL2060 or HL1250 OS/2 driver) and if you want the network capable > >> version - the HL-2070N is on offer at $129 !! > >> > >> I currently use the HL2040 and as long as you set it not to use fast > >> system fonts (and set system fonts only) it works fine. By the way this > >> doesn't mean you are stuck with one font when printing, rather that it > >> uses the font used by the application - Open Office, Firefox etc. > >> > >> Cheers/2 > >> > >> Ed. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > > [attachments have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > [attachments have been removed] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------