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Re: How DO you print with Warp???

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From: Ian Elsinga
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 18:03
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In <Pine.SV4.3.91.950112143302.5320C-100000@perth.DIALix.oz.au>, Matt Bruce <matt@perth.DIALix.oz.au> writes:
>On Thu, 12 Jan 1995, robin ++ wrote:
>
>> 	I had no need to print until today, but I have the same problems. I
>> 	have a Panasonic KX-P1150 (which is in the OS/2 software under the
>> 	Omni driver).
>> 
>> 	All that happens on my printer is that Draft text gets printed at the
>> 	top of the page and little bits a various places on the page. My
>> 	friend's Star gets nothing but Draft "A"'s all over the page.
>> 
>> ---Did you check that your printer cable has all the wires present?
>> In OS/2 ver 3, they changed the way in which OS/2 communicates
>> with the printer (interrupt to polling).  The new method requires
>> the full set of wires.  You might also try another
>> similar driver.  But check out the cable first!
>
>My printer works fine under native DOS and Windoze - it always has. It 
>just won't work under OS/2 Warp - not even in Win-OS2 or DOS sessions.
>

You can change the way Warp communicates with your printer back to interrupt
if you need to.  I will dig up the appropriate information for you if you wish to do
this.

-Ian
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