
Printer Driver Database

        It is not recommend that you alter the existing drivers unless
you know what you are doing. If you do know what you are doing and you
create a driver for a printer that I do not have listed, do me a BIG
favor and send me a copy of your new PRINTER.DAT file.  Yes, that's
where the drivers are stored.

        The Printer Driver Database is accessed from the Utilities Menu.
It is included so that if the supplied printer drivers do not work for
you, you can modify them and/or create your own.  To use this feature,
you need to have your printer's manual handy and have a knowledge of how
to use printer codes. The program does have some help screens, but due
to the nature of the material it might be very confusing to the novice
computerist.

        The two most common limitations are not being able to print the
maximum number of characters per line and not supporting 20 CPI mode
(characters per inch).  Most IBM printer code sets do not support 20
CPI. Most Epson codes do support this mode.

        I tried to include as many drivers as I could with the program.
However, because my access to various printers and manuals is limited,
there are probably many printers that are not supported.  If you would
like me to add a printer driver, contact me.  I will need to know what
printer it is and will need to obtain a copy of the printer's control
codes.  You will probably have to supply me with this information.

        Note:  The Printer Driver Database is an external program named
PRINTER.EXE.  It can be run directly from DOS.

