@database HP600.guide
@$VER: HP600.guide 1.1 (07.09.96)Documentation for the Printerdriver HP_DeskJet600 © 1996 by Dieter Sabathi
@author: "Dieter Sabathi"
@(C) "1996 by Dieter Sabathi"
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@node Main "Contents"



@{zentbold "HP_DeskJet 600 Printer Driver"}

@{zent "V1.0 07.09.1996"}
@{LINDENT 23}@{PARI -21}@{PAR}
@{" Introduction " link "Introduction"}      Why a special printerdriver for the DeskJet600@{PAR}
@{" Information  " link "Information"}      Additional information@{PAR}
@{" Installation " link "Installation"}      How to install@{PAR}
@{PAR}
@{" Author       " link "Author"}      About me :-)@{PAR}
@{" Thanks       " link "Thanks"}      Thanks for support@{PAR}
@{" History      " link "History"}@{PAR}
@{PARD}@{PAR}
@{zent "This @{AMIGAGUIDE} document works best under Kick 3.x"}

@endnode

@node "Introduction"
@{PAR}
@{zentbold "Introduction"}
@{LINDENT 8}

After unpacking my brandnew HP Deskjet 600 I was rather disappointed.@{LINE}
Finding no AMIGA printerdriver was something I already got used to, but as the so called
manual turned out to be nothing more but an installation-guide for the Windoze-driver I really got
frustrated.@{PAR}

A call to HP didn´t help either. They just sent me the copy of a copy of something that seemed
to be the documentation for the most important printer-commands :-(@{PAR}

As the existing drivers all turned out to be not 100% compatible I started to browse various other
HP printer-manuals to find out which ESC-sequences might persuade my printer to print
it´s full 600 dpi. .@{PAR}

This driver is the first release version for this printer.
It`s based on the Developer Example C-source released by Commodore for
the HP Laserjet.@{PAR}

@{bold "COLOR SUPPORT IS NOT IMPLEMENTED"}, because I think printing
colour-graphics on a printer without a dedicated black color cartridge
isn`t quite useful. The Deskjet600 is not able to print 600 dpi in color, but
you can use the Deskjet500C printerdriver to print in color.@{PAR}

@endnode

@node "Information"
@{PAR}
@{zentbold "Information"}
@{LINDENT 8}

This driver should run on every Amiga with Kick 1.3 or higher but I was not able to test it.
If you experience any troubles using this driver,
please feel free to contact me via @{"e-mail" LINK "Author"}.@{PAR}

A fast I/O card is recommended because this driver is based on the not so fast
Commodore developer samplecode and because printing in 600dpi produces a huge amount
of data that have to be transferred to the printer.@{PAR}

This driver runs on every 680x0 cpu. The weakest part of the
chain is the parallel interface, so compiling a special version
for each cpu doesn`t make it faster.
If you thinck you need a special version for your type of CPU contact @{"me" LINK author}.@{PAR}

@endnode

@node "Installation"
@{PAR}
@{zentbold "Installation"}
@{LINDENT 8}

The installation is, Amiga-like, quite easy:@{PAR}

@{ital "automatic:"}@{LINE}
Just double-click on the Install-HP_DeskJet600 icon.@{PAR}
The installer script was developed and tested on Installer V43.3.
This Installer version is available on aminet, so I recommend
to use it.@{LINE}
(util/misc file:Installer-43_3.lha lenght:106550 Byte)@{PAR}

@{ital "manual:"}@{LINE}
Copy the driver to devs:printers. Open your printer-preferences and select the
new printer. Done.
You can copy this documentation to everywhere you like.
(For example to NIL:-).@{PAR}

@endnode

@node "Author"
@NEXT "Thanks"
@{PAR}
@{zentbold "Author"}
@{LINDENT 8}

This HP_DeskJet600 printerdriver is (C) by Dieter Sabathi, based
on the Commodore developer C source.@{LINE}
Due to this fact, I don`t want to demand a shareware fee,
but if you want to support the author, feel free to send me 20 DM oder 10$ ;-)@{PAR}

For infos, bugreports and questions send me an e-mail.@{PAR}

My e-mail address:@{PAR}

At work:  @{"sabathi_dieter@stekom.com" LINK Scherzchen}@{LINE}
At home:  @{"dieter@inw.tu-graz.ac.at" LINK Scherzchen}@{LINE}
@{LINDENT 16}@{PAR}
Dieter Sabathi@{LINE}
Seidenhofstr. 62@{LINE}
@{unter "A-8020 GRAZ     "}@{LINE}
    AUSTRIA@{LINE}
@endnode

@node Scherzchen "little joke"
@{PAR}
@{zentbold "little joke"}
@{LINDENT 8}

Do you really think everything is working automatically?@{PAR}
Sorry, you will have to wait a little bit longer :-)

@endnode

@node "Thanks"
@PREV "Author"
@{PAR}
@{zentbold "Thanks"}
@{LINDENT 8}

I want to thank the following people for their support:@{PAR}
@{LINDENT 46}@{PARI -38}@{PAR}
@{bold "Bernd Gollesch"}                        for helping me finding
the right esc sequence, improving
the Guide-file and the installer script
@{PAR}
@{bold "Norbert Sackl"} und @{bold "Andreas Merdonig"}    for their
HP printer manuals
@{PAR}
@{bold "Thomas Öllinger"}                       for basic informationen
abaut the C= printer concept
@{PAR}
@{PARD}@{LINDENT 8}@{PAR}
and special thanks to my Girlfriend @{hellbold "Renata Deticek"} for the
moral support while I was working the whole night on my computer,
searching for the right esc-sequence.@{PAR}

@endnode

@node "History"
@{PAR}
@{zentbold "History"}
@{LINDENT 8}
@{LINDENT 16}@{PARI -8}@{PAR}
V 0.9		first internal version@{PAR}
@{PAR}
V 1.0 	first release version, german language support@{PAR}
@{PAR}
V 1.0a  bugfixed version, now really supporting 68000 CPU`s@{PAR}
@endnode