John Zoltak writes:

>        You are right, these files (in HPENV.SYS) are for the
>HP2680/HP2688 type of printers. They used a language called DCL (I
>think).

DCS, and calling it a "language" is stretching things a bit. It contains
raw binary data structures to be loaded into the printer's formatter.
This obviously compromises device independence.

However, the files also contain PCL representations of the fonts and so
on, and the SCSI PCL printer driver knows how to extract and use those. I
don't see any reason except for lack of time and money that this couldn't
be extended to non-SCSI printers.

>These are totally unusable with LaserJet
>printers.

Except for SCSI PCL printers, which I suppose aren't really LaserJets.

-- Bruce


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