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From: dbplass@abp.lcs.mit.edu (David Plass)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Printer driver for Mac
Summary: Looking for/want to write one
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Date: 23 Feb 90 19:25:20 GMT
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Hello in netland.

I have a Mac SE and an Adler 310 (daisy wheel) printer that I'd like
to connect.  The printer has both RS-232 and parallel (IEEE-488) ports
on it.  What would be involved in (1) Physically connecting the two
and (2) driving the printer from the Mac?  Also, would it be asking
for trouble to try to convert, say, WriteNow formatting commands (e.g.
underline & bold) to the printer's command codes?

I'd be writing the driver in Lightspeed Pascal or Think C (v. 3.0).

Thanx in advance
David Plass	dbplass@aj.lcs.mit.edu
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