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- First of all I like to explain the most significant difference
- between the printer drivers, so you can use the table in the
- buttom to find the best driver for your printer. Please read this
- info! Most of the drivers might work on your printer, but there
- are great(!) differences in performance.
-
- (1) EpsonQPlus Revision 5
- This driver needs a "Legal" character set (ESC-R-64)
- for printing « and ⌐; Also shadow print is available.
- White areas on graphic dumps are allways converted to
- ESC-$-n if possible.
- This printer driver uses ESC-+-n as n/360inch command
-
- (2) Star24Plus Revision 5
- White areas on graphic dumps are allways converted to
- ESC-$-n if possible.
- This printer driver uses ESC-+-n as n/360inch command
-
- (3) PanasonicPlus Revision 5
- White areas on graphic dumps are converted to
- ESC-$-n if
- a.) the white area is greater than 2inch and we're doing
- 360XDPI graphic dumps
- b.) it's the white left border
- c.) ESC-$ is used wherever possible while doing
- <360XDPI graphic dumps.
- This printer driver uses ESC-+-n as n/360inch command
-
- (4) Oki24Plus Revision 6
- White areas on graphic dumps are converted to
- ESC-$-n if
- a.) the white area is greater than 2inch and we're doing
- 360XDPI graphic dumps
- b.) it's the white left border
- c.) ESC-$ is used wherever possible while doing
- <360XDPI graphic dumps.
- This printer driver uses ESC-[-n as n/360inch command!
-
- (5) Nec24Plus Revision 5
- White areas on graphic dumps are allways converted to
- ESC-$-n if possible.
- This printer driver uses FS-3-n as n/360inch command
-
- (6) Canon48Plus Revision 7
- A BJ130 inkjet driver...
-
- [Please note: the above mentioned drivers 7 & 8 are still
- in work... just expect them...]
-
- Now how do you use this info:
-
- - First look into the table and get the possible drivers for your
- printer. Sorry... You still have to find the fastest driver by
- yourself. I have asked for testers on UseNet, but nobody seems to
- care. Shame on you all!
-
- - Testing should begin with the lowest driver number! For testing
- extract the Test.lzh archiv with "lharc e test.lzh" and execute
- the resulting script with "execute test". Every "test" archiv is
- specific to the printer driver, so you have to extract it
- everytime you switch teh driver!
-
- - Some scripts print various text in different styles. This
- gives you an easy way to find out, if the driver is the right
- choice.
-
- - After this, the script prints a graphic. The graphic is dumped
- using the ESC-$-n command. If your printer get's ugly slow for
- this printing: this is not your driver, except you like waiting
- ;-)
-
- - Now look into you printer manual to find out, which n/360
- command is supported by your printer. If your printer support
- both, ESC-+ and FS-3, you better choose one of the ESC-+ drivers!
-
- - in case no driver works with your printer: see the "Readme"
- on "Special things to note"! Perhaps I should mention, if your
- problem is ESC-$ related: get an old driver revision <4 wich does no
- ESC-$. Anyway you should contact me, so I can do a faster version
- for your printer ;-)
-
- - in case you found the right driver, don't forget the Readme for
- more info! And if possible... send me a note/hints so I can update the
- list/driver ;-)
-
-
-
-
- Manufacture Model possible driver(s) for your printer
- ----------- ----- -----------------------------------
- ALPS ALQ224 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- ALPS ALQ324e 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Brother 2024L 1, 2, 3 max 180x180DPI resolution
- Brother M-1724L 2, (no 360 YDPI!)
- Brother M-1824L 2,
- C.Itoh C-715F 1, 2, 3, 5
- Canon BJ-10 6 (an extra BJ 10 driver is comming really soon)
- Canon BJ-130 6
- Canon BJ-330 2
- Canon BJ-300 2
- Citizen Swift 24 1
- Citizen GSX 140 1
- Epson L-1000 2, 3
- Epson L-750 2, 3
- Epson LQ-1000 2
- Epson LQ-1050 1 (with firmware < v1.08: 2)
- Epson LQ-1050+ 1
- Epson LQ-1060 1
- Epson LQ-1500 2
- Epson LQ-2500 1, 2
- Epson LQ-2550 1, 2
- Epson LQ-500 1, 2 (some: no 360YDPI!)
- Epson LQ-510 1
- Epson LQ-800 2 (no 360YDPI!)
- Epson LQ-850 1 (with firmware < v1.08: 2)
- Epson LQ-850+ 1
- Epson LQ-860 1
- Epson LQ-950 1 (with firmware < v1.08: 2)
- Epson SQ-850 1, 2
- Epson SQ-2000 1, 2, 3
- Epson SQ-2550 1, 2
- Fujitsu DL-2400 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 \
- Fujitsu DL-3300 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 > I HAVE NO MANUAL!
- Fujitsu DPL-24c 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 /
- Nec CP6 5
- Nec CP7 5
- Nec P2200 5
- Nec P5200 5
- Nec P5300 5
- Nec P6 5
- Nec P7 5
- Nec P6+ 5
- Nec P7+ 5
- Nec P60 5
- Nec P70 5
- Nec P2+ 5
- Nec P20 5
- Nec P30 5
- Okidata ML-380 4
- Okidata ML-390 4
- Okidata ML-391 4
- Okidata ML-393 4
- Okidata ML-393 4
- Okidata ML-393C 4
- Panasonic 224 3
- Panasonic KX-P1123 3
- Panasonic KX-P1124 3
- Panasonic KX-P1540 3
- Seikosha SL-130AI 2, 3
- Seikosha SL-230 2, 3
- Seikosha SL-230AI 2
- Seikosha SL-80AI 2, 3
- Seikosha SL-80IP 2, 3, 5
- Star Micronics NB-15 2
- Star Micronics NB24-10 2 (no 360YDPI!)
- Star Micronics NB24-15 2 (no 360YDPI!)
- Star Micronics NX-24-00 2 (no 360YDPI!)
- Star Micronics XB-24-10 2
- Star Micronics XB-24-15 2
- Star Micronics LC-24-10 2
- Star Micronics LC-24-15 2
- Star Micronics LC-24-200 2
- Star Micronics LC-24-200C 2
-
- ===================================================================
-
- Hall of fame
-
- Well, these people should be mentioned first. They made
- these drivers come through by supporting me with manuals, testing
- and/or money.
-
- Thanks guys (no special order)!
-
- Sascha Vehse
- Rⁿdiger PfΣnder
- James Chris Lloyd
- Marshall Freedland
- Garry T. Stasiuk
- David James
- Jeff Walker
- Martin Wallner
- Stefan Sticht
- Jesper Peterson
-
- nobody forgotten?
-