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- Subject: Re: KX-2124 printer help
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.190238.15436@midway.uchicago.edu>
- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 19:02:38 GMT
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- References: <BzGwB5.Awz@inews.Intel.COM>
- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
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- In article <BzGwB5.Awz@inews.Intel.COM> crichmon@sedona.intel.com (Chris Richmond) writes:
- >I just installed a new Panasonic KX-2124 printer on my system. Of course,
- >OS/2 doesn't have specific drivers, but I installed the 1124i drivers, Epson
- >LQ-850, and IBM Proprinter X24E drivers ( the two modes supported by my
- >printer). I did the same thing in regular Windows 3.1. I created a test
- >file that had several type faces and sizes in AmiPro 3.0. I had ATM
- >running and when I printed the file from Windows, the output was very
- >impressive. I started up WinOS2 and Ami and printed the same file using
- >the 1124i driver in OS2 and the output looked like crap. Even the screen
- >didn't look as good. I did have ATM running, but it looked like it wasn't
- >working. This is on a fresh install of the GA OS2 2.0. Does anyone have any
- >suggestions? I would like to solve this before I reinstall the CSD. Can I
- >use Windows printer drivers in WinOS2 and/or as the OS2 driver. I think
- >that Panasonic has KX-2124 Windows drivers, but not OS2 drivers.
-
- Just install the 2124 Windows driver using the Win-OS/2 Control Panel.
- Assuming Panasonic has a Windows 3.0 2124 driver available, it should
- work just fine.
-
- Incidentally, the OS/2 2.1 beta now contains a specific selection for
- the 2124, if I recall correctly.
-
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