I use "Type [filename] > LPT1" to print over my parallel port to an EPSON E320 Laserprinter. Just in case you have a parallel port + cable + printer ...
Thomas Muharrem ALTINTAŞ I WIT I Dunya Bilisim via Freedos-user schrieb am 2024-12-10 12:35 (GMT +01:00): > Hi Eric, > > Thank you for your advices. > > I'll try netcat command to print something. > > Regards.. > > > > Muharrem ALTINTAŞ > WIT / Dünya Bilişim Teknolojileri > +905554111918 > > > > > On 10.12.2024 01:57, "Eric Auer via Freedos-user" > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net>> wrote: > > > > > Hi! > > > > I have looked online for the specifications of your computer. It is > > clear to me that it has no parallel port device. FreeDOS cannot use > > some of the recent interface types which might be used to provide a > > legacy hardware device e.g. to Windows operating systems. > > > Well you might be able use a PCI or PCIe extension card which > provides a parallel port if it were a desktop, but not for your > laptop. The usual answer would be USB, but your mileage may vary > regarding the ability to use those with current DOS USB drivers. > > > > In any case don't forget that a laser printer is a page printer, not a > > line printer and that many old DOS applications will not know that... > > > It may expect either plain text or PS or PDF as input, which are > all feasible to create in DOS. At some point, dumb printers which > needed smart drivers were popular: Those GDI printers will only > work with operating systems supporting big complex drivers, no DOS. > > > But as Frank wrote, network might be useful. In some cases, using > a laser printer from DOS could be as "easy" as: > > > netcat 12.34.56.78 9100 < yourfile.pdf > > > where 12.34.56.78 is the IP address of your printer. Interestingly, > you may have to ^C the netcat to tell the printer that your print > job is done and let the printing start. In any case, you do not > need any special printer driver for this: You only need a driver > for your network, and the netcat tool. > > > Using network in DOS is a lot easier via LAN than via WiFi. You > may want to use a router or bridge so you can connect the laptop > via LAN if you would normally only use WiFi, to protect DOS from > having to understand anything about WiFi. > > > Regards, Eric > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
