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DRIVER: Epson Printer Driver ver 1.005 (update) [minidigest]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hartono Nugroho)
Mon Jun 9 12:27:32 1997
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 8 Jun 97 21:40:21 GMT
From: Hartono_Nugroho@ibm.net (Hartono Nugroho)
Reply-To: hanugro@2Die4.com
Reply-to: hanugro@2Die4.com
[Followups directed to comp.os.os2.setup.misc]
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Hi all,
It appears that Epson Germany has updated their driver again.
BTW, if you don't know, this driver is a product of Epson Germany in 2
languages. German and English. Epson USA didn't know/won't comment about
this driver availability because it seems that IBM wants to develop the OS/2
driver themselves (OMNI can't compete with this driver. This is the best
printer device driver ever made for OS/2. True colour printing, use all
printer feature and the print quality is on par with Epson windows driver).
This driver is available only in Germany so you have to mail order it form
Germany OS/2 store such as :
http://www.dco.net
The driver CD cost about DM25 (Excl S/H). This Epson driver is one of the
untold secret of OS/2 best device driver ever made. I am planning to create a
web site with info on OS/2 hardware and support (device driver) in the near
future.
Why don't you go to their site and see what you can find :
http://www.epson-deutschland.de/support/download/l2os2.htm
Good luck!
Hartono Nugroho
e-mail : Hartono_Nugroho@ibm.net
hanugro@hotmail.com
hanugro@2Die4.com
[Mod. Note: This post concerns a Driver specially created by Epson Germany
which is available on a CD for an additional fee. There are two drivers
on the www.epson-deutchland.de site. One appears to be a standard omni driver
and the other is update.exe which requires possession of the drivers from the
CDROM. Because of a number of questions directed to me, the following two
sources were contacted about availability of the CDROM.
Following that is a portion of the Epson readme submitted by Hartono
Nugroho.]
> From: Chris Ortner <cortner@ibm.net>
> Subject: Re: Epson Printer drivers
Hi,
you won't be able to get any contact at Epson directly. They have to contact
one of us at NovaStar
novasta@ibm.net or
infos@novastar.de or
support@novastar.de
to get further info.
Or http://www.novastar.de
Bye
Chris
--
Chris Ortner NovaStar GmbH cortner@ibm.net
Tel: +49-821-440790 Fax: +49-821-4407977
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> From: info@dco.net
> Date: Sat, 07 Jun 97 19:07:02 +0100
> Subject: Re: Epson Printer Driver CD
Hello Mick,
the Epson Drive CD cost including shipping to the States 30 US$, 20 US$
for CD, 10$ for shipping.
Payment with Mastercard, Visacard or American Express Card.
--
Alexander Eich Deckarm & Co SoftwareShop
info@dco.net
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This is [a portion of] the readme file from update.exe (ver 1.005).
Printer driver update 1.005 for OS/2 3.0 (Warp) and Warp 4.0
************************************************************
!!!!!! Attention, this driver is only an UPDATE release for the existing
driver. At least it must be installed release 1.002. Please read the
installation procedure. !!!!!!!!!!
This printer driver has been developed by EPSON Deutschland GmbH. This
particular version 1.005 supports the following printer models:
EPSON Stylus COLOR
EPSON Stylus COLOR II
EPSON Stylus COLOR 500 (Stylus 500 driver)
EPSON Stylus Pro/Pro XL
EPSON Stylus Pro XL+
EPSON Stylus COLOR 400, COLOR 600, COLOR 800, COLOR 1520
EPSON Stylus 1500
EPSON Stylus 300, 400, 800, 800+, 1000
EPSON DLQ-3000
EPSON LQ-100, 300, 570, 570+, 870
EPSON LQ-1070, 1070+, 1170, 2070, 2170
EPSON SQ-870, 1170
Page printers PCL5/5e
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EPSON EPL-3000, 4300, 5200, 5200+, 5500, 5600, 8100, 9000, N1200, N2000
Page printers EPSON GQ mode
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GQ-3500, 5000
EPL-4100, 4300, 5000, 5200, 7100, 8100
EPJ-200
Printer drivers with the extension (NLSP) are drivers which support particular
printer models with a special character EPROM. These printer models and
drivers are especially designed for use in the Eastern European market. The
NLSP function only becomes apparent, however, when you select a printer
resolution with built-in fonts. If you install an NLSP printer driver but do
not have an equivalent printer model, your printouts may contain errors when
you select one of the printer's built-in fonts.
Hardware requirements:
**********************
- Processor: min. 486/33 MHz; Pentium recommended
- Main memory: min. 8 MB of RAM; min. 32 MB of Ram recommended (the more
the better)
- Hard disk space:
- Installation: 6,8 MB of available hard disk space
- Workstation: Color printing at 720 dpi, DIN A4: approx. 80-100 MB of
available hard disk space (with 32 MB RAM)
The required amount of hard disk space varies according to the amount of main
memory installed (the more main memory, the smaller the swap file).
Special features of the printer driver:
***************************************
- TrueColor RGB input alterable to 256 color palette mode
(Attention: In 256 color palette mode some colors may not match the
colors of the original, since in this mode the system pallet of OS/2 is used.
However, the printout is completed faster due to less data).
- In-built printer fonts and code pages supported
(not supported for COLOR 400, 600, 800, 1520)
- Halftoning with error diffusion (random dot pattern)
- The EPSON Color Management system enables top-quality printouts in both b/w
and color. The output in TrueColor mode is an almost exact match of the colors
in the original.
- EPSON gamma curves for each printer
- MicroWeave technology for Stylus printers
- User settings can be saved under unique names
- The driver currently supports two languages (German/English)
- Metafile spooling (depending on the application, the system becomes available
significantly faster and the printout is also completed faster)
[A portion concerning setup and support is snipped for brevity. Mod.]
Updates
*******
You will find information to possible printer driver updates in the
corresponding file area of our Mailbox:
phone : 0211/5621411
parameter : 8 Data Bit, 1 Stop Bit, no Parity
or in the Internet : WWW.EPSON-DEUTSCHLAND.DE
We wish you every success with your EPSON products.
EPSON Deutschland GmbH, D=FCsseldorf, 28.05.1997
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