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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Laser Printer Woes (apple IIgs)
Message-ID: <13738@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 5 Sep 90 03:40:01 GMT
References: <63691@bu.edu.bu.edu>
Organization: U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, APG, MD.
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In article <63691@bu.edu.bu.edu> ghost@bucsf.UUCP (Jay Adelson) writes:
>I *KNOW* that the gs can drive a laserwriter. WITHOUT appletalk.
>That solved, can the gs drive any other brands? Why not? How much\
>do I have to spend?

Any ASCII RS-232-C device can be sent data via one of the IIGS's serial
ports.  The problem is coming up with the right data to accomplish the
desired function.  Since different manufacturers implement different
"languages" in their printers, this is a hard problem.  Apple seems to
think that "printer drivers" are the solution; recently Vitesse has
made a slew of printer drivers for non-Apple printers available, and
you should check them out to see what is supported.