Jim Byrnes wrote:
> Ray Davison wrote:
>   
>> What is the likelihood that OS/2 can talk to this thing?
>>
>> The Brother MFC-8220 5-in-1 Multi-function printer lets you fax at 14.4 
>> Kbps, enables PC FAX sending from your PC and is equipped with both 
>> parallel and USB interfaces. Plus, with an integrated Ethernet, this 
>> Brother MFC-8220 is network ready for your office business needs!
>>
>> TY
>> Ray
>>
>>
>>  
>>     
>
> Hi Ray,
>
> Based on my experience not good.  I have two Brother MFC's here and have 
> not been able to use either of them in OS/2. I have had a MFC5100c for 
> sometime and have never got it working with OS/2.  I just recently 
> purchased a used MFC3820CN because I read on the Russian hardware site 
> that it worked with OS/2.  I can get it to say it is receiving data but 
> nothing prints.  I am assuming I just can't find the right driver.
>
> I hope you or someone else proves me wrong.
>
> Regards, Jim
>
>
>  
>
>   
There are linux (CUPS) drivers for several of the Brother MFC devices - 
for printing and scanning.

I think the only hope for these devices (as printers) is through the 
CUPS/GutenPrint porting projects that Paul Smedley is working on. Paul 
has recently ported a new version of the software, I must admit I have 
not yet had chance to try it with my Brother MFC620CN.

The confusion in the ecs Russian site may be baused by the section in 
the handbook that refrs to using the printer with OS/2 Lan Server. In 
fact what this boils down to is that the clients printing are using 
Windows PCs with the windows drivers installed, the data stream can be 
spooled and transferred via the LAN to the network port on the MFC.

Cheers/2

Ed.
 



 
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