They say my printer is not DOS compatible i have DOS programs that i need to print in daily. I got a really good deal on this laser printer (Brother HL 1030) it works great in windows but nothing in my DOS program just a blank sheet every time. My question is there any way around this ?
Can i get this printer to print in DOS
and is there any way i can test it in DOS to see if it prints ?

thank you.

In dos at the c: prompt press the print screen button on the keyboard to see if it will print. I have a Brother hr-40 that prints great in dos but it is an old daisy wheel printer. Also all dot matrix printers print in dos. At least all 6 of mine do.

The Brother HL 1030 will not print in dos. Sorry. Well maybe if you are lucky enough to find some dos drivers but I really dont think so. And the above message is right all dot matrix printers will print in msdos. I have an OKIDATA MICROLINE 320 dot matrix printer that prints excellent in dos.

Check at the web site for both Brother and the software maker. There are a couple of things to look for: The software maker may have some updated printer drivers (prefered) and they will almost certainly have a list of compatible printers that they do have drivers for. Brother should have a list of printers that your printer "emulates". Check both lists and see if there are any matches. You may be able to use one of the emulated drivers.

Get the print.exe command from DOS 6 or 6.2 and use SETVER.exe in the config.sys. I am probably wrong--remember the Winmodem, but so far as I know any printer that hooks to the parallel port will print in dos. It is a matter of getting a driver.