Have you tried one of the free text-to-pdf converters to see how it handles the formatting codes?
BTW, I also sometimes use a P-S converter and it's probably not relevant for you, but it's fairly trivial to simply redirect most programs' print output to the com port... m ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Hammond To: 'Model 100 Discussion' Sent: Monday, July 04, 2016 8:04 PM Subject: Re: [M100] Epson MX80 emulator for the PC Yes it would, but it the old printers take up heaps of desktop real estate, need ribbons re-inked, replaced and is awkward to use with standard photocopy paper. I tend to keep ‘print-outs’ in paperless form nowadays. From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jan-80 Sent: Tuesday, 5 July 2016 9:09 AM To: Model 100 Discussion <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [M100] Epson MX80 emulator for the PC Wouldn't it be simpler to simply attach a printer to the Model T ? On Mon, 4 Jul 2016 22:41:20 +1200, Gary Hammond wrote: Hi All, I have hooked up a parallel to serial converter on the printer port of the M100 and can receive output to the printer on the PC using a terminal program. Basic listings and programs sent to the printer work fine and show on the PC terminal screen nicely. However, when I use to print a text file, it would appear that printer control codes are being sent as well (which would be normal). Does anyone know of a utility to emulate an Epson MX80 on the PC end i.e., take input from the serial port and either send it to the windows printer or preferably capture it to a pdf file? I am aware that Virtual-T has print functionality, however what I am trying to do is test the parallel printer port is working on real M100’s. It would also be nice to be able to ‘print’ files using Ultimate ROM, Lucid etc. Thoughts anyone? -- Greetings from the TyRannoSaurusJan-80
