On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 13:41:46 +0000, Michael Perry <spookyb...@outlook.com> wrote: > Using FreeDOS 1.3 on bare metal. Yes, I know that USB came well after > DOS's golden years. > > All of the parallel to USB adapters I've seen require Windows > drivers. I tried USBPRINT without success (although USBDRIVE works > great to copy files to a UBS drive.) And I'm not interested in > running virtual DOS machine in Linux. > > What workarounds - if any - are there to printing on today's USB > Printers?
If USBDRIVE works great to copy files then that suggests one possible workaround: I've seen some printers that can read and print PDF files from a USB drive. I can also take a USB drive with me and print from a public computer in the library. Another potential workaround would be an Ethernet print server. For example, here's one for $25 on ebay that ought to work with LPR.EXE. <https://www.ebay.com/itm/256584832900> <https://sourceforge.net/p/freedos/mailman/freedos-user/thread/ 63257d76.6030...@bttr-software.de/> _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
