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Article #31624Re: Apple Printer Drivers (Was:Microsoft cuts corners, actuall
From: Bob Hablutzel
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1988 17:33
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1988 17:33
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>What I want is to be able to buy an Epson FX-286, call up Epson, and for an >extra $8 or so they send me a printer driver for my Macintosh. I get the >disk, copy the file into my system folder, and I'm golden. 100% agreement here. Apple's policy at this point seems to be aimed at preventing other vendors from entering the (highly lucrative) printer business. Apple should provide printer manufacturers, at the very least, the directions for building printer drivers Apple's argument that the printer drivers are to volatile for other people to write only suggests that something is very screwed up with the printer interface. Bob Hablutzel BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU Disclaimer: My bosses don't think I know anything, either.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!alberta!ubc-cs!uw-beaver!cornell!mailrus!ncar!tank!kaon!nucsrl!bob From: bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Apple Printer Drivers (Was:Microsoft cuts corners, actuall Message-ID: <10330022@eecs.nwu.edu> Date: 28 Aug 88 17:33:54 GMT References: <2943@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> Organization: Northwestern U, Evanston IL, USA Lines: 16