[Virtualacorn-list] Odd problems with VARPC on a Mac, version 2

[Tim Powys-Lybbe]

In message of 12 Nov, Alan Adams <alan at adamshome.org.uk> wrote:

> In message <c99b14fd4f.tim at southfarm.plus.com>
>           Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim at powys.org> wrote:
> 
> > Now that quite few more have joined this mailing list, here's an update
> > of my original list of 7th Sept.  About half are new items.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> >   9. I have an A2 printer (Canon BJC5500); this works OK from a native
> >      RISC OS machine.  But there are no facilities to drive it from
> >      Virtual Acorn on a Mac, principally because the Mac does not have a
> >      driver for this printer.  (There is a GIMP driver but the
> >      colours priner are defective.)  Does anyone know of a way to drive
> >      printers directly from Virtual Acorn?  The printer is served by a
> >      network server.
> 
> Can you not set it up exactly the same way as on a native RO system? - 
> you will need the application which gives you LPR printing - either 
> JetDirectFS or NetPrint I beleve.
> 
> For network prnters you don't have to use Windows (provided there is 
> an RO driver of course.)

Yes, sounds good advice which I wondered if it might be possible.  I
have the LPR Printing application so should be able to give it a fairly
rapid whirl.

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Tim Powys-Lybbe                                          tim at powys.org
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