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RE: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Boardmaker Output to HP DeskJet 920 or 960 Inkjetprinters

2002-06-02 by High Tech

Elso,
I am running my dos program on windows 98se right now but it did work
on a dos only computer too.
Derek


Hi Derek,
Thanks for the reply. 
I don't understand the last sentence of your post stating that all 
DOS programs are sending the printjob through Windows.
Boardmaker does not work under Windows; Windows should not even be 
detected. Boardmaker is a pure DOS program and works on a PC without 
Windows on it. The printerdriver is contained in the program and has 
HP PCL3 language.
But if your old program can print to a HP970 I am confident it will 
work with the HP960 DeskJet too.
ELSO

--
>   All dos programs still send the print job through windows so the 
HP
> program must be converting the file before it goes to the
>   printer.
> 
>   Derek
> 
>     I used the laserjetprinter output of the program. I understand 
this
>     in in HP PCL3 language to the printer. The Boardmaker program
>     supports printers like HP LaserjetII.
>     The new HP Inkjet printers use HP PCL 3 IMPROVED language. So my
>     question is: is this new  language backwards compatible? Can I 
use a
>     HP Deskjet 920 or 960 with my old Boardmaker PCB design 
software?
>     The program runs under DOS; Windows should NOT be detected.
>     Any help greatly appreciated.
>     ELSO.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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