USB printer support in DOS

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Name: Gammatech
Date: March 9, 2006 at 09:39:52 Pacific
Subject: USB printer support in DOS
OS: DRDOS7.03
CPU/Ram: Pentium

Comment:

Does any one know of DOS drivers to allow USB printers to work? The centronics dot matrix types are getting harder to source

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Response Number 1

Name: franki
Date: March 9, 2006 at 11:04:46 Pacific
Subject: USB printer support in DOS

Reply: (edit)

Unfortunately it is not feasible to directly print to USB Printers.
Epson still sell Dot Matrix Parallel Port Printers:
http://www.epson.co.uk/products/product_hub/Product_Listing_Dot_Matrix.htm

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Response Number 2

Name: Zenith
Date: March 10, 2006 at 09:35:03 Pacific
Subject: USB printer support in DOS

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"Epson still sell Dot Matrix Parallel Port Printers"
You know, there ARE inkjets printers sold with parallel ports also.

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Morpheus: There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. "The Matrix"

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Response Number 3

Name: FreeDOSfan
Date: March 12, 2006 at 13:14:23 Pacific
Subject: USB printer support in DOS

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Where is my post from yesterday ? :-(
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