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In article <1992Oct6.212753.28342@ee.gatech.edu> lockhart@eecom.gatech.edu  
(John B. Lockhart) writes:
> Upon investigation of the files therein and cross-referencing them with
> /NextLibrary/Printers/..., I gather NeXT added general dot matrix printer
> support to NeXTSTEP, and didn't bother to tell anyone.

They sure did create a software environment for the supported dot-matrix  
printers (IBM ProPrinter and Epson). But they have chosen to make the  
interface to that environment private, so there seems to be no way to take  
real advantage of it other than using the bundled drivers.

> Can I, with a little work, make a color version for my DeskJet
> 500C, and not purchase Dots Color (which costs about as much as the
> printer itself)?

You must get those DJ 500Cs for dirt cheap! Please, please tell me where you  
are buying them, I could make a fortune selling them at $400 for a 100%  
profit! :-)

> Could someone please comment on all this and tell me where I can find docs
> on it, so that I can start work on a 500C description file, instead of a
> machportdevice-using C program?  EPS, are you there??

No such luck. You must work with machportdevice and related paraphernalia  
(and pray that it works...)

	Federico

PS: Just in case a disclaimer is needed: I'm the author of Dots.