Printer Problems with a1200

[Linchpin]

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

[Damion]

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.

[amiga1260]

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.

[Linchpin]

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 :-)

[Staticman]

Your best bet is TurboPrint. An all in one package which containts drivers for hundreds of modern printers and is still being updated

[Linchpin]

Ok cool :-)

Is this program "freeware", "shareware" or do i purchase it? Anyideas where from?

[Linchpin]

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

[thorrin]

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

[Linchpin]

I have no idea, but off the topic.. check this

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hahah!

Sorry :-)

[Linchpin]

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

[pjhutch]

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...

[Linchpin]

now THAT sucks.

I bloody hate HP

Their brown sauce is nice on chips tho :-)

[Linchpin]

anybody wanna buy a HP710?

Muhahahaha :-)

-edit

Any recommendations on a printer that WILL work?

[Linchpin]

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.

[Ferry]

My recomendation would be a Canon S520. Separate ink tanks, very fast and accurate. At least for me... :¬)

Saluditos,

Ferrán.