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<p><strong>From jzaragoza alberich
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<p align="right"><strong>Answered By Mike Orr, Heather Stern
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I know what a winmodem is. I know too that they must be thrown off. All
of them.
But what is a winprinter? How can they be recognized? Must they be
thrown off too? Or do they work under Linux?
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> [Mike]
Beware of any hardware that lists only Windows operating systems on the
box. If it says "Windows and Macintosh", there's a good chance it will work
with Linux too. But if it lists only Windows 95/98/2000, NT and Me, be
suspicious. It could be like a Winmodem, where vital parts of the modem
functionality are missing in the modem and must be emulated by the driver.
or it could mean there's Windows-specific code <EM>in the printer</EM>. For
instance, instead of using a standard page-description language like PCL
or Postscript, the printer may be tied to the Windows printing system
directly (e.g., it may communicate with the computer via Windows API calls).
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> [Heather]
A winprinter (like a winmodem) does not have complete printer brains.
It uses WIndows GDI calls to preprocess a buffer with the printable image
and then just accepts it straight. If I read the original description
right. Anyways like a winmodem it rally hits CPU when trying to get work
done.
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Under Windows that means the driver is really tiny, since GDI is part of
the default DLLs that make the rest of the GUI work.
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Under Linux that means if it's a Lexmark you can convince it to work,
and if it's something else, you <EM>could</EM> try the Lexmark winprinter
drivers ... and if they don't work, oh well, give that to someone who only
uses windows and needs a cheap printer.
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Under a debian system you can use the package lexmark7000linux. For
others you should try Henryk Paluch's website:
<A HREF="http://bimbo.fjfi.cvut.cz/~paluch/l7kdriver"
>http://bimbo.fjfi.cvut.cz/~paluch/l7kdriver</A>
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> [Mike]
Combined printer/fax/copier/scanners should especially be avoided unless
you know that model works with Linux.
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> [Heather]
It turns out there's a really great site that keeps track of all sorts
of things about printing under linux. Wouldn't you guess, it's:
<A HREF="http://www.linuxprinting.org"
>http://www.linuxprinting.org</A>
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Thank you very much. You are very kind. Of course it will be an honor
to get into your magazine.
Perhaps would you find it interesting to talk about other
"winsoftware": scanners, digital photography devices, joysticks, etc.
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