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Posted by Ardent on September 28, 2004, 3:33 am
Please log in for more thread options For a very long time I have been using a DOS pcb program which used to work great with my hp Deskjet which worked off the parallel port. When that printer dies I got a new one that works off the USB. No matter what I tried I could not get access to the printer, even after using some of the DOS-USB drivers. The program does save the output to a *.PRN file. I wish to know is there is a way of sending this file to the printer via the USB port. any help will be appreciated. TIA -- Sandy Archer Reply to newsgroups only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Michael Black on September 28, 2004, 3:43 am
Please log in for more thread options Ardent (iam@here.com) writes: Otherwise, this has no relevance to electronics, and belongs in a computer newsgroup; there are a ton of them. Michael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by CFoley1064 on September 28, 2004, 4:56 am
Please log in for more thread options >Subject: Printing problem
>From: Ardent iam@here.com >Date: 9/27/2004 7:33 PM Central Daylight Time > >X-No-Archive: yes > >For a very long time I have been using a DOS pcb program which used to >work great with my hp Deskjet which worked off the parallel port. > >When that printer dies I got a new one that works off the USB. No >matter what I tried I could not get access to the printer, even after >using some of the DOS-USB drivers. > >The program does save the output to a *.PRN file. I wish to know is >there is a way of sending this file to the printer via the USB port. > >any help will be appreciated. > >TIA > >-- >Sandy Archer I've got an old '486 lurking in a corner just to run some old DOS software with an old printer, as do a lot of people. Sometimes the best thing to do is to keep the old system around. That might mean repairing the printer for you. Good luck Chris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Art on September 28, 2004, 8:24 am
Please log in for more thread options FWIW: The Driver Disk supplied with the new printer should have some nice
accessories with it regarding full functional abilities of you new purchase. Otherwise you may need to contact the manufacturer regarding backward compabilities.. > >Subject: Printing problem
>>From: Ardent iam@here.com >>Date: 9/27/2004 7:33 PM Central Daylight Time >> >>X-No-Archive: yes >> >>For a very long time I have been using a DOS pcb program which used to >>work great with my hp Deskjet which worked off the parallel port. >> >>When that printer dies I got a new one that works off the USB. No >>matter what I tried I could not get access to the printer, even after >>using some of the DOS-USB drivers. >> >>The program does save the output to a *.PRN file. I wish to know is >>there is a way of sending this file to the printer via the USB port. >> >>any help will be appreciated. >> >>TIA >> >>-- >>Sandy Archer >
> I've got an old '486 lurking in a corner just to run some old DOS software > with > an old printer, as do a lot of people. > > Sometimes the best thing to do is to keep the old system around. That > might > mean repairing the printer for you. > > Good luck > Chris > | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Joe McElvenney on September 28, 2004, 3:29 pm
Please log in for more thread options Hi,
> For a very long time I have been using a DOS pcb program which used to
> work great with my hp Deskjet which worked off the parallel port. > > When that printer dies I got a new one that works off the USB. No > matter what I tried I could not get access to the printer, even after > using some of the DOS-USB drivers. > > The program does save the output to a *.PRN file. I wish to know is > there is a way of sending this file to the printer via the USB port. With the .PRN extension, it sounds like you may be using an old OrCad DOS program such as PCB-II. I assume that your printer doesn't support one of the plotter languages such as HPGL, PCL-n, etc., or you wouldn't have asked, so try plotting (instead of printing) to a file. That should create a listing in ASCII format (you may have to edit it) which being generic won't have any OS-specific hang-ups. From there look for a utility that will output that to your printer under your particular OS through the USB port. I don't actually know of one but I have great faith in the web when it comes to finding that kind of thing. If you can find one, dig out an old laser printer as they usually handle this kind of thing fine. Had you been in the UK, I could have given you one. Cheers - Joe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> For a very long time I have been using a DOS pcb program which used to
> work great with my hp Deskjet which worked off the parallel port.
>
> When that printer dies I got a new one that works off the USB. No
> matter what I tried I could not get access to the printer, even after
> using some of the DOS-USB drivers.
>
> The program does save the output to a *.PRN file. I wish to know is
> there is a way of sending this file to the printer via the USB port.
>
> any help will be appreciated.
>
> TIA
>