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From: dgmowat@watmath.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Printer Problems (yes, more of them)
Message-ID: <14896@watmath.waterloo.edu>
Date: Fri, 25-Sep-87 16:03:28 EDT
Article-I.D.: watmath.14896
Posted: Fri Sep 25 16:03:28 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 26-Sep-87 15:23:34 EDT
Reply-To: dgmowat@watmath.waterloo.edu (Dave Mowat)
Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario
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Keywords: Is a chauffeur really just a souped up device driver?


Hi, my friend has an Amiga 1000 and already has a DMP 105 from Radio
Shack and is trying to connect it on the parallel port. But there 
exists problems.

The generic printer driver from the workbench disk (1.2) prints at the
incredible rate of 1 character per second, gives double line feeds
(maybe a CR and a LF ???) and moves the head two inches right, then
back again to print a char and repeats this. What it does print is 
correct, but slow. Every 80 (or so) chars, it puts up a requester to
check the printer and cable. (Which we have done) READ: it don't
really work to well.

Question: Does anyone perchance have a driver for it?
If not, does anyone have a utility or a "do-it-yourself" kit to make
a printer driver? Failing this, which new printer would you recommend?

Other printer drivers do nothing whatsoever or barf on us.

Thanks....

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dgmowat@watmath.waterloo.edu