Hi Jonathan,
You wrote to Jerry Lapam:
JDBP> JL>                       If so, all rasterization is done by the PC's 
CP
JDBP> JL> -- the printer has no smarts at all.  I don't think such a printer
JDBP> JL> can do anything at all under DOS or any other operating system 
except
JDBP> JL> Windows.
JDBP>I've seen this statement before, but I have difficulty squaring it with 
ma
JDBP>years of people using ordinary dot-matrix printers with DOS
JDBP>to produce graphical output with no difficulty at all.  DOS
JDBP>programs have been doing all of the rasterisation for
JDBP>relatively unintelligent printers for many years.
Jerry's right. Several manufacturers Laser/LED printers are available in
very cheap versions with no internal smarts. They only work under
Windows (using the Windows Graphic Display Interface or GDI) using the
main system processor for rasterisation etc.
This does not apply to dot matrix printers, all those that support
graphics have some level of internal smarts.
JDBP>I suspect that "Windows printer" refers more to the lack of
JDBP>support, in terms of shipped (or indeed, developed) drivers
JDBP>and font files, for DOS applications.  In other words: no
JDBP>more little floppies with subdirectories named \ACAD,
JDBP>\PARADOX, \123, and suchlike.
Most Windows GDI printers have absolutely _no_ internal smarts, some
have just enough to support basic text printing under DOS.
George
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