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In article <349274C1.5E885691@cqu.edu.au>,
Ralph Pengelly  <r.pengelly@cqu.edu.au> wrote:

>Yes, they are GDI. That does not mean that they need Windows. I have
>proven to my own satisfaction that the GDI does constitute a control
>language: I printed to a file from Windows, using the Lexmark driver,
>then in linux set up a printcap entry which would send a raw file
>directly to the printer port, and was able to print the Windows write
>file (printed to disk in Windows) through the Lexmark printer in Linux.
>Obviously, a graphics only printer like this still has control codes,
>even if it cannot print plain text (something I don't even want it to
>do). With the requisite control codes, I can easily write a driver for
>my postscript interpreter (Ghostscript), which only requires graphical
>control codes.
	So what is the final outcome on Lexmark printers?
I have one that I print to from a small dos partition.  But,
Is it possible to port this printer to Linux for somewhat
robust regular usage?

--Chris