Re: Driver for HP 712C

[James Ernest <JErnest>]

I looked at the 722C some weeks back and concluded that this
advertisedly Windows-only printer was in fact Windows-only
and would not print from a DOS app. such as NB.  I don't know
what the 712C is.


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> From:         William TeBrake[SMTP:William_TeBrake]
> Sent:         Monday, December 14, 1998 2:41 PM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list NOTABENE
> Subject:      Re: Driver for HP 712C
>
> Wayne te Brake writes:
> >I've recently acquired an HP 712C printer for a new computer running
> >Windows 98 on which I have installed NB 4.5.  I haven't had any trouble
> >installing or working with the program, but I have not yet been able to
> >get it to print.  (At this point I just print my NB files from another
> >computer with Windows 95 and an HP 540, which works just fine.)  I've
> >already unclicked the spooling for DOS files in the Windows setup, but
> >it hasn't helped.  Does anyone know a DOS driver that will make this
> >very Windows 98 oriented printer work?  Or is there someting else I need
> >to be doing?  (like wait for the new NBWin?)
>
> Wayne,
> Try loading something like an HP LaserJet IIP from your NotaBene
> disks.
>  The LJ IIP uses PCL3 codes which work for later DeskJets, at least
> they used to.  Otherwise, install the highest number DeskJet from the
> same collection of drivers.  The key is that you have to load a DOS
> printer driver from the NotaBene disks.  Of course, the much awaited
> NBWin will provide a permanant solution, right?
> So, how's by you, brother?
> Bill
>
> William H. TeBrake