question about printing

[Jim Asman]

--------------- Original Message ---------------
At 01:14P Tue May 10 2005, Kenneth Brody wrote:

> Quoting Jim Asman (Tue, 10 May 2005 10:00:02 -0700):
> 
> > --------------- Original Message ---------------
> > At 08:36A Tue May 10 2005, Bob Rasmussen wrote:
> >
> > > It sounds like this is a "Windows-only" ("brain-dead") printer.
> > > ICE-TCP is succeeding because it's using the Windows printer driver.
> > > But pumping characters directly to the printer does not. If I am
> > > right, then you will not be able to use the printer directly from
> >  Unix.
> >
> > I suspect that this is NOT a Windows only printer as Bob suggested,
> > but rather that when connected to the RS-232 port on SCO a NULL MODEM
> > is required.
> 
> It would probably help to know the actual printer model number, rather
> than simply "Datamax label machine".
> 
> What printer language does the manufacturer say it supports?

AFAIK, Datamax speaks Datamax! ;-)


Jim 
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