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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Sutty100 on June 14, 2012, 07:25:00 PM

Title: Printer setup
Post by: Sutty100 on June 14, 2012, 07:25:00 PM
My nice and noisy dot matrix printer arrived and I have it hooked up to my amiga 1200 BUT I can't print. When I go to printers there is just the item "generic" in the list. My printer is a Epson LQ300 which I think should work with the workbench 3.1 epson drivers? Problem is in the printers folder I have just that generic driver! I am using Classic Workbench ADVSP but I do have a copy of workbench 3.1 and on the floppy I can only see that bloody generic driver!

Help appreciated! :-D
Title: Re: Printer setup
Post by: Sutty100 on June 14, 2012, 07:30:43 PM
Do'h it was on the WB storage disk! Hopefully it works!
Title: Re: Printer setup
Post by: motrucker on June 14, 2012, 09:47:55 PM
This may have been mentioned in another thread, but, the printer drivers for the Amiga left a lot to be desired until OS 3.5/3.9.
Maybe Classic WB uses upgraded printer drivers, I don't know.
You could also use the old Studio drivers, or another aftermarket set of drivers....
Title: Re: Printer setup
Post by: rockape on June 14, 2012, 10:31:19 PM
Hi,

When I used Amiga OS ver 3 and a dot-matrix printer I used EpsonX as a driver.

Also, dont forget the "Dip Switches" on the back of the printer must be set correctly.


Regards, Michael

aka rockape