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Title: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on June 26, 2003, 01:46:19 AM: Anyone know where i can get a driver for my printer to run on my miggy? its a HP Deskjet 710c.

Amiga 1200
OS 3.1

Ta :-) :-D
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Damion on June 26, 2003, 03:12:10 AM: Unfortunately I don't think the 710c is
compatibile with the A1200. There was as driver
for it included in 3.9, but it still didn't work
for me.
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: amiga1260 on June 26, 2003, 08:04:19 AM: Try to use HP DeskJet 81x/83x drivers. I read it on
http://www.irseesoft.de/hotline.htm, but it is German. If you can't find this drivers on Aminet, you have to buy Turboprint 7.40.
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on June 26, 2003, 12:25:23 PM: Ahh cool :-)

I was just querying, as im going to want to use it when i get my miggy a1.

Cheers

Any more infor on a whereabouts of a driver plz post :-)
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Staticman on June 26, 2003, 03:02:31 PM: Your best bet is TurboPrint. An all in one package which containts drivers for hundreds of modern printers and is still being updated
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on June 26, 2003, 03:39:04 PM: Ok cool :-)

Is this program "freeware", "shareware" or do i purchase it? Anyideas where from?
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on June 27, 2003, 02:26:13 PM: I have emailed Turboprint.

They emailed me back saying the dont support the HP 7xx series of printers. Bloody great. Anyway, its like $80 for the disk? I only need 1 driver lol!

Anyone else got any ideas? I dont want a new printer lol
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: thorrin on June 27, 2003, 02:40:34 PM: I've wondered about writing amiga printer drivers. Has anyone ever done this? I would imagine that a basic printer driver is pretty simple(note the word IMAGINE). Does anyone have any code examples on how to write something like this?

-Thorrin
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on June 27, 2003, 03:04:26 PM: I have no idea, but off the topic.. check this

http://www.gaybetamax.co.uk/flash2.html

hahah!

Sorry :-)
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on July 23, 2003, 06:26:26 PM: On the same subject, I still need the driver for the printer. Im kinda guessin that the driver i require is not availible. Does anyone know if there is a driver for another HP printer that will work on the 710 on the amiga? I have tried emailing HP direct, they aim to reply in 1 hour, after waiting 2 weeks i give up.

Any help appriciated.

Kevin
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: pjhutch on July 23, 2003, 07:16:57 PM: Its not a case of Drivers for the 710C.
The 710C works differently from other HP Deskjets as HP have removed the internal PCL processor and works direct from a Host PC e.g. a Windows PC which produces RAW output instead of standard PCL output.

For more information see
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/printers/support_doc/bpd02937.html

Basically, the 710C will NEVER work on Amiga, Mac, Unix, Linux or any other OS other than Windows....
Buy another Printer...
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on July 23, 2003, 08:28:34 PM: now THAT sucks.

I bloody hate HP

Their brown sauce is nice on chips tho :-)
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on July 23, 2003, 08:30:51 PM: anybody wanna buy a HP710?

Muhahahaha :-)

-edit

Any recommendations on a printer that WILL work?
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on July 28, 2003, 08:52:05 AM: Quote
Basically, the 710C will NEVER work on Amiga, Mac, Unix, Linux or any other OS other than Windows....

Actually..

It works on Mandrake Linux :-)

Pity bout miggy tho

Thanks Guys.
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Ferry on July 28, 2003, 11:22:28 AM: My recomendation would be a Canon S520. Separate ink tanks, very fast and accurate. At least for me... :¬)

Saluditos,

Ferrán.
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on July 28, 2003, 02:15:06 PM: Will check it out. Cheers.
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: lempkee on July 28, 2003, 04:46:20 PM: i want to buy an all in one unit--- printer/scanner etc... lexxmark stuff work on amiga or? ... damn shops around here....no specs telling me if it will work...

usb i have so no prob...now i need driver :)
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: mikeymike on July 28, 2003, 05:08:29 PM: Ah the good ol' "software printer"... I would have thought they would have canned that idea as a result of just how poor software modems are, but they're probably cheap to make.
Title: Re: Printer Problems with a1200
Post by: Linchpin on July 30, 2003, 08:13:02 AM: Seen as it work's on my Linux box.. still no chance of printing on an amiga with it? Im not so sure that im beat yet! ;-)