Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 18:04:58 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> To: Wes Peters <wes@btsslc.com> Cc: Joe Gazarik <joe.gazarik@jabs.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I need drivers for the Epson Stylus Color printer and ES-600 C scanner Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960202180311.289A-100000@starfleet.gov> In-Reply-To: <199602030007.QAA21261@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, Wes Peters wrote: > Fortunately, there is a program supplied by the Free Software > Foundation, called "ghostscript", which can produce PS output on most > modern printers. I have an Epson Stylus 300, the super-cheap black > and white version of your printer, and ghostscript works quite nicely > with it. All of the Stylus printers use an output language called > "ESC/P2", which is supported by ghostscript. Here's the kicker: no > color support (that I know of). > > Ghostscript does support color; drivers are available for at least one > of the HP color inkjets (the 660, I think). A clever hacker could The ghostscript version 3 package in the latest ports has a color driver for the Epson Stylus Color. Works quite nicely, at both 360 and 720 dpi resolutions. Donald Burr [d_burr@ix.netcom.com], PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 TEL (805)564-1871 / FAX 564-2315 / WWW http://www.geopages.com/WallStreet/2072 PGP Public Key available by request (send e-mail) or on Public Key Servers. ** Uphold your right to privacy - Use PGP. **
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