From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Feb 2 18:05:44 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA29962 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 2 Feb 1996 18:05:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from starfleet.gov (root@ix-sb1-24.ix.netcom.com [204.32.201.56]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA29944 for ; Fri, 2 Feb 1996 18:05:30 -0800 (PST) Received: (from d_burr@localhost) by starfleet.gov (8.6.11/8.6.9) id SAA00327; Fri, 2 Feb 1996 18:04:59 -0800 Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 18:04:58 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr X-Sender: d_burr@starfleet.gov To: Wes Peters cc: Joe Gazarik , questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I need drivers for the Epson Stylus Color printer and ES-600 C scanner In-Reply-To: <199602030007.QAA21261@freefall.freebsd.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk 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. **