[Ham-Computers] Using USB printer for DOS program??

Fri, 07 Jun 2002 23:08:03 -0700

Phil,

As far as I know, DOS has never supported USB ports.

If you can get your printer operating on the parallel port, both windows and DOS
supports that port.

          Rolly

Philip Atchley wrote:

> Hello all
> I have a Epson Stylas Photo 820 printer on this machine.  It has either a
> parallel or USB interface.  I'm using it  on the USB bus and it is set as
> the default printer.
>
> Problem is this.  I have a DOS logging program running in a window that I'm
> using for all my Beacon logging as it is much more convenient and versatile
> for that task.  BUT, if I attempt to print anything from that program to the
> Epson, it bombs out saying there is no printer on LPT1.  It then tries to
> print the task to the "Acrobat PDF Writer" which is a pseudo printer for
> creating .pdf files.  Of course that bombs out too.
>
> Anyway to tell the DOS program to look for the printer on the USB?
>
> 73 de Phil  KO6BB
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