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- From: agale@agale.tcp.co.uk (Aaron Gale)
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- Subject: Re: printer driver help
- Date: 21 Jan 1996 21:13:53 GMT
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- > > Hi could someone please help me. I have found a printer driver on
- > > Aminet for a Oki Microline 92 printer but it has not been compiled.
- > >
- > > The file is called:
- > > OkidataDump.lha Okidata ML92 driver and screen dumper.
- > >
- > > Would it be possible for someone to compile it for me for use on an
- > > A1200.
- > >
- >
- > You don't need to compile this at all - the program is archived. All you
- > need to do is get hold of lha and perform the following:
- >
- > copy df0:okidatadump.lha ram:
- > copy df0:c/lha ram:
- > [remove your disk and insert the one to de-archive onto]
- > ram:lha -e x ram:okidatadump.lha df0:
- > [it will now decompress onto df0:]
- >
- > this assumes you have lha and copy in the c drawer of your disk in df0:
- >
- > hokay?
- >
- > Rich.
-
- There appears to be two parts to this archive and driver and the dump
- utility.
-
- The dump utility is, as you say, already compiled. The problem is that
- the printer driver the need to be put in PRINTERS: has not been
- compiled. So my request still stands can anyone help?
-
- Thanks, Aaron.
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