Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?

2023-11-20 Thread EdzUp via Freedos-user
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

Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?

2023-11-20 Thread Jim Hall via Freedos-user
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

Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?

2023-11-20 Thread Bret Johnson via Freedos-user
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

Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?

2023-11-20 Thread Ben Collver via Freedos-user
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

Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?

2023-11-20 Thread Tomas By via Freedos-user
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,

[Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?

2023-11-20 Thread Jim Hall via Freedos-user
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