Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?
I'm sure you could wrap those system calls in a executable or batch file to make the process more friendly :) -Ed EdzUp On Tue, 21 Nov 2023, 04:23 Jim Hall via Freedos-user, < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > That looks super interesting, and I think that fits my need - thanks. I'll > have to give this a try. > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 11:33 AM Ben Collver via Freedos-user < > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> I wrote a post about how to do this on FreeDOS. It converts Epson >> printer data to image or PDF. DOSBox-X has similar Epson printer emulation >> built in, and you can install FreeDOS on that. >> >> Basically, the process goes like this: >> >> * Run prn2file to capture the printer data to a file. >> * Print from a DOS application as desired. >> * Run prn2file again to close the captured file. >> * Run escparse to convert the captured file to PDF. >> >> Details: >> >> >> https://gopher.tildeverse.org/tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/log/2022-06-15-print-quest/ >> >> -Ben >> >> ___ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?
That looks super interesting, and I think that fits my need - thanks. I'll have to give this a try. On Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 11:33 AM Ben Collver via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > I wrote a post about how to do this on FreeDOS. It converts Epson printer > data to image or PDF. DOSBox-X has similar Epson printer emulation built > in, and you can install FreeDOS on that. > > Basically, the process goes like this: > > * Run prn2file to capture the printer data to a file. > * Print from a DOS application as desired. > * Run prn2file again to close the captured file. > * Run escparse to convert the captured file to PDF. > > Details: > > > https://gopher.tildeverse.org/tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/log/2022-06-15-print-quest/ > > -Ben > > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] freedos, or dos based mail clients?
Hi folks, Google intends removing all access to basic HTML, and is forcing the issue as of today. Because I keep a great deal of content in my personal gmail account, even using their web interface to convert documents I must sometimes read, I am seeking alternatives. If I am honest, my preference would be an email client I can incorporate with Links for DOS and run from my desktop, that would pass gmail's noninclusive for me due to my combination of disability experiences verification process. Or something I can set up that gives me access to all of my content. A second option would be a command line browser tool that substituted for the gmail interface, but that, if I could not use it directly from DOS, could be set up in the Ubuntu shell I have with shellworld. My question is this. is there a DOS only based email client, in freedos, in djppp or something that might meet this need? Thanks for ideas and questions, Kare ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?
I don't know of a DOS program to do specifically what you're asking. But this reminds me of the old commercial DOS program called SIDEWAYS that was designed to take text-based printer output from Lotus 123 and print it sideways (commonly called Landscape mode nowadays). I think it also worked with other types of programs too (like word processors). I know that's not exactly what you're looking for, but maybe it will trigger something in someone's memory (like maybe a shareware/freeware "clone" of SIDEWAYS or something)? As suggested, if you're running in a VM you can probably just print the output and have the Host OS capture it and convert it to PDF or EPS or something instead of actually sending it to a printer, but I'm not sure that's exactly what you're looking for either. ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?
I wrote a post about how to do this on FreeDOS. It converts Epson printer data to image or PDF. DOSBox-X has similar Epson printer emulation built in, and you can install FreeDOS on that. Basically, the process goes like this: * Run prn2file to capture the printer data to a file. * Print from a DOS application as desired. * Run prn2file again to close the captured file. * Run escparse to convert the captured file to PDF. Details: https://gopher.tildeverse.org/tilde.pink/1/~bencollver/log/2022-06-15-print-quest/ -Ben ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] New versions: R. Swan's A72 assembler 1.05 and 1.05c
Hi! Forwarding from Rugxulo on BTTR: https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/forum_entry.php?id=20850 R. Swan's A72 assembler 1.05 (self-assembling, 8k .COM) posted by Rugxulo A72 1.05 was released on Oct. 9 on Github. Changes: * Listings are generated by default along with binary output. To have only one or the other, use the /L or /A switch, respectively (e.g. "a72 my.asm /a") * Listings have line numbers * Symbol tables, alphabetically sorted, are appended to listings * More modular construction; in particular, the CPU-specific assembler module is exchangeable (6502, 8085) * HIGH, LOW, INCBIN, ECHO, TITLE, PAGE directives added * Lines can be 255 characters long (previously 120-something) and generate an error otherwise * LF now recognised as valid line terminator alongside CR * 8087 not supported after 1.04 until I have figured out how to work with floating point numerics and encoding https://github.com/swanlizard/a72/tree/master/1.05 N.B. As of four days ago, there is also a minor update, but it has been renamed to RA. I don't know if major work is going on there or what will happen. https://github.com/swanlizard/a72/tree/master/1.05C ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] piping .BATs (input and output)
> What I'm wondering is if the following (piping into a .BAT) is > considered acceptable or "standard" for DOS. > > "prog1.exe | %COMSPEC% /c work.bat | %COMSPEC% /c fixups.bat > some.txt" > > Does that work like I'd expect? (Seems to ... barely.) Is it rare? > Is it buggy? Is there a better way? Though I don't know for sure, I have a couple of thoughts. First of all, what you're doing isn't really piping into a batch file. You're piping into %COMSPEC% which is then, at least in a sense, running the batch file sort of like a subroutine. I would be very surprised if all the varied %COMSPEC%'s would be consistent in how they handle that. I do know that in a "regular" program there are three different places from where you can normally gather input parameters: the command-line (which is stored in the PSP or, in certain cases, the CMDLINE environment variable), various environment variables, and the input pipe (through an INT 21h call). Those come from three very different places, and the program needs to decide in which order they will be processed. Most programs I've seen don't even bother looking at the possibility of an input pipe and usually assume everything comes from the command-line via the PSP. ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?
On Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:17:06 +0100, Jim Hall via Freedos-user wrote: > Basic idea is that I should be able to print from a DOS program to a > file, then feed that file into this emulator so I can view the > output. Specifically looking for graphics mode printing (like charts > from a spreadsheet, etc) on the Epson. > [...] I don't need it to convert to an image file or PDF. Yes, there are tools for that, eg https://github.com/RWAP/PrinterToPDF (I think convert to PDF is what they do generally, as that is what most ppl would find useful, I suppose.) /Tomas ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?
I'm looking for DOS software that will basically simulate an Epson dot matrix printer. Like an FX-80. Basic idea is that I should be able to print from a DOS program to a file, then feed that file into this emulator so I can view the output. Specifically looking for graphics mode printing (like charts from a spreadsheet, etc) on the Epson. Bonus if it actually simulates printing line by line as it draws on screen. I don't need it to convert to an image file or PDF. Any ideas? I figure someone out there wrote something like this, maybe as shareware in the 1990s? Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Jim ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] piping .BATs (input and output)
"%COMSPEC% /c work.bat >file.txt" will succeed. Everyone knows that. What I'm wondering is if the following (piping into a .BAT) is considered acceptable or "standard" for DOS. "prog1.exe | %COMSPEC% /c work.bat | %COMSPEC% /c fixups.bat >some.txt" Does that work like I'd expect? (Seems to ... barely.) Is it rare? Is it buggy? Is there a better way? I've explored several other ways in DOS, including other shells (4DOS, DJGPP's Bash) or just a simple wrapper .C (system) or .PAS (exec) program. Does anyone have experience or advice with this? (Timo Salmi's BAT FAQ didn't quite cover it, from a quick glance.) ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
