I found the drivers and used a version of geoWrite 2.1 and got the printer
working fine and coverted the text I wrote on the earlier version of
geoWrite. Nice text and fonts and good enough for publication.
Thank you,
Craig LeVay
On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, COPLIN, Nicholas. wrote:
> I believe there are DeskJet on funet
> http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/cbm/geos/drivers/printers/index.html
>
> There perhaps should work with the InkJet as they should only use a subset
> of the commands on the newer printer.
>
> You may however need to use a GeoCable with these drivers (also at the
> site). This should all work if you use GEOS 2.x, but if you are still using
> v1.2 I would not imagine that GeoCable would work.
>
> Check also the GeoThek disks.
>
> - Nick
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Craig S. Levay [SMTP:levay@tcfreenet.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 18 April 2000 8:55
> > To: cbm-hackers@dot.tcm.hut.fi
> > Subject: New subject. Connecting a HP Inkjet 500 model to a C=
> > machine
> >
> > Howdy all,
> > I have a bit of a problem. I have been using GEOS v. 1.2 and typing a
> > manuscript with this fine graphics based word processing program. I had
> > been using a MPS style printer but a cheap and working HP 500 type inkjet
> > printer came my way. I use a Cardco G-Whiz interface that goes from my
> > serial port on my 1541 drive and takes power for the buffer off my tape
> > drive. I have been using a printer driver of a general bubble-jet that
> > CMD had on their website. There is also 8 dip switches on the Cardco
> > interface. The C=64 seems to sense that the printer is there and the
> > printer reacts a couple of time kicking out a couple of lines of gibberish
> > and thn several sheets of paper before I have to power down. It locks my
> > GEOS up until I power down the printer and goes back to normal.
> > Any suggestions on where to start on getting the printer up and working
> > right with GEOS?
> >
> > Craig LeVay
> >
> >
> >
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