Freedos doesn't support any printers, but software programs which run on freedos do. For example, if running WordPerfect 6.0, dos version, you will need a Wordperfect driver for that printer, or one which is close enough. HP Laserjets are a good bet, the pre USB ones in particular like the 6P. Any USB based printers are not likely to work in a DOS environment. DOS environments provide no abstraction for the hardware and no protection either. This is hard for programmers which is why Windows NT took over, but older computers that were slow couldn't run Windows NT. Question I have is, are there any emulators that will make any printer Linux can work with function in a freedos environment on a virtual machine?
What class of computer are you running Freedos on and what program do you want to print from? Anything from a Pentium 233 on up can run at least a stripped down Linux system and dosbox. If you can run Linux, perhaps even the latest release of pick some distribution, consider using openoffice or another native Linux software program like gnucash. The latest version of Windows always seems to need more computing horsepower than the last one... I suspect this is on purpose to boost computer sales. Someday maybe, ReactOS will fix that problem. Quoting Kenny Emond <cheeseylem...@gmail.com>: > Hey, > > What type of printer interface/language does FreeDOS support? Does it > support PCL ver3? For example, would I be able to use an HP Deskjet 950c ( > http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bpd07350&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=57835 > ) with > FreeDOS? Thanks for the help, > > --- Kenny ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
