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From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: C. Itoh ProWriter driver
Message-ID: <6164@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 89 16:56:09 GMT
References: <0301.AA0301@caleb> <74412UH2@PSUVM>
Reply-To: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <74412UH2@PSUVM> UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) writes:
>
>Earth to Commodore...

Yes, Cadet ?

>
>About once per month, someone requests a C. Itoh/ Nec 8023a printer driver.
>I know it isn't as popular as the printers that you do support, but could
>you pretty please consider adding it to the list.  I bet it is the most
>common *unsupported* printer out there.
>
>I would be delighted to send you a copy of the technical docs.  It is
>a pretty straightforward printer, and I doubt that you would run into
>any humongous diffuculties.

Supporting a new printer driver is more than just coding it;
it means supporting it, from release to release.  
It's also not very likely to work  out well unless we had the printer in house.
Technical docs rarely tell the full story.

But, wait, here's an idea...

We've published a fair amount of info on how to write a printer
driver, even given out source code to some of our drivers.  
There must have been a reason for it...
Why not take a crack at writing the driver yourself ?  You have the printer,
and the motivation.

>Please think about it .

You too.

>                           lee


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