04 September 2019, 18:18 | #1 |
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How were Amiga Printer drivers written?
I'm curious how Amiga printer drivers were written. Specifically for parallel printers that use something similar to an Epson command set.
For example I recently acquired a Panasonic KXP2124 with a color kit. Of course the control codes to change colors are something that are not an Epson standard (though I may have found a suitable driver on aminet.) I'm just curious if parallel port printers drivers were simply control character mapping or were more involved. I can't seem to locate any technical details, probably from not knowing where to look. Thanks for any pointers. |
04 September 2019, 21:02 | #2 |
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I wonder if giving a look at GIMP-Print can give any clue; is for BSD and Linux but i expect it to have several parallel drivers there...
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04 September 2019, 21:10 | #3 |
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Thanks but I'm asking about Amiga specific driver implementation not application usage of a driver for printing.
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05 September 2019, 00:38 | #5 |
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Bombjack has Amiga Printers Inside & Out by Abacus.
Have you had a look at that book? |
05 September 2019, 03:32 | #6 |
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Thanks, I had not come across "Amiga printers Inside & Out" yet. I did find mention of "Mastering Amiga Printers" but could not find a PDF or hardcopy anywhere. I did see one listing from last year and contacted the OP to see if it was still available though.
I'll read through the "Amiga Printers Inside & Out" and see if that answers my questions. |
05 September 2019, 03:55 | #7 |
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There's detailed information and examples in the ROM Kernel Manual: Devices.
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Also check printer.device sources in Aros git repo.
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