On 05/28/2003, MaxTek wrote: > >I have an Epson 740 and OS 9.2.2 and I can not set up Desktop Printing for >it. > ... >I have even used TomeViewer to extract the desktop printing files and put >them in my system folder. > >They are turned on in the Extensions Mgr. Control Panel but STILL no desktop >printing icon. > >Is the 740 not compatible with Desktop Printing or has anyone else been >successful with a 740 icon on their desktop? > >The main reason I am trying to use Desktop Printing is I am experiencing a >ram issue and the dialog error box that appears tells me to allocate more >memory to the printer. > >Is there another way to allocate lots of ram to my 740? I have 1 gig of ram >installed on my mac.
I'm using the Epson 740 with my PowerBook under 9.2.2 and it doesn't appear to do Desktop Printing. It may be due to how Epson does their printer software, or (someone more knowledgeable correct me here) that 9.2.2 does away with Desktop Printing for non-Apple printers. I know I had it under earlier MacOS versions with my StyleWriter II (a Canon with Apple logo on it - and maybe Apple drivers). Actually, there were some other features with the SW-II that I wish the Epson had (but then we'd be going way off-topic)... What I do is to use the Chooser to enable background printing, print a plain dummy document to the Epson (and immediately stop the Printer queue) and set its priority to Hold, and then most of the time I just queue the prints to the Epson Monitor (the name usually has a number after "Epson Monitor ") and then when I'm offline I just print out everything (more RAM available for the printer and System then). Just did a check, and Chooser won't let me make any Memory allocations for it, so it must just use what it needs from the System when printing. HTH, Jim Rohde -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
