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In article <3h0p67$fcr@cns.computel.com>, cmartell@computel.com (cmartell@computel.com) writes:
>In <D3Gq4v.Ju4@ucc.su.OZ.AU>, hong@magna.com.au (Hong Ooi) writes:
>>I'm posting this for a colleague of mine who's recently installed OS/2 
>>Warp.
>>
>>He has an NEC 610 laser printer. The thing about this printer is that it 
>>doesn't have memory, like normal page printers. Instead, it uses the 
>>computer's RAM to store images.
>>
>>Needless to say, it needs special drivers. These drivers are available 
>>for Windows, but not OS/2. He's tried using the Windows drivers, but it 
>>doesn't seem to work.
>>
>>Does anyone know if there are OS/2 drivers available for this printer? If 
>>so, how can he get them?
>>
>>
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>>Hong Ooi
>>hong@magna.com.au
>>Sydney, Australia
>Hong,
>
>I have the same printer.  I called NEC and they said that they werenot going  to
>write an OS/2 driver.  However, they are going to write a Windows95 driver. 
>Bullshit, Huh?  So, I suggest you have your friend call and bitch themout as I 
>have many times.  Maybe that way they will write a driver.
>
>Okay, enough of that.  Here is the work around that I have developed:
>
<<Pretty horible workaround cut>>

It really does seem a bit unfair to criticise NEC here.  If you purchase
(or use) a printer designed to use the windows GDI instead of having its
own CPU & memory etc, then it must be expected not to work under OS/2.
Does this style of printer not usually have some form of 'simple' mode to
allow use under MS Dogs apps ? I am sure I have seen one that would run
something lowly like an Epson or PCL2 - have you tried using a driver for
one of those. 

Other solution would be to flog it to a Windoze fanatic, and get a proper
laser <g>
 

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