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

[Philip Atchley]

Rolly
Well, guess I'll need to round up a parallel cable as I let mine go with the
old DM printer.   I retired it (actually a friend wanted it) when the
ribbons became unavailable in this town and I ran out of perf paper all at
the same time.  Actually I much preferred the 'cheap' price of running the
old DM, but it wouldn't print fine details on schematics (like component
values) either.

I figured when Staples and Office Depot no longer stock a specific printer
ribbon it's time to retire the machine and get something more modern 8^)

73 de Phil  KO6BB

> 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
> >
> > Loving home provided for wayward Boatanchor Receivers
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