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== Output Devices ==
 
== Output Devices ==
 
=== USBPAR: ===
 
=== USBPAR: ===
This option allows any '''Hardware Compatible''' PostScript printer, with a printer's compatible PPD file installed in the System:Preferences/ '''Printers''' (which is '''NOT''' the '''PRINTER''' Preferences option) with a USB2 port to be able to direct its output as PostScript data using the '''USBPAR''': device, which is by default '''NOT installed''' in the default setup of MorphOS, and requires the USBPAR: device to be transferred from the MOSSYS: (MorphOS root directory inside the '''System''': otherwise known as '''SYS''': folder) from within the Storage/DOSDrivers folder to the DEVS:DOSDrivers folder of the main System (SYS:) partition.
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This option allows any '''Hardware Compatible''' PostScript printer, with a printer's compatible PPD file installed in the System:Preferences/ '''Printers''' (which is '''NOT''' the '''PRINTER''' Preferences option) with a USB2 port to be able to direct its output as PostScript data using the '''USBPAR''': device, which is by default '''NOT installed''' in the default setup of MorphOS, and requires the USBPAR: device to be transferred from the MOSSYS: (MorphOS root directory inside the '''System''': otherwise known as '''SYS''': folder) from within the MorphOS/Storage/DOSDrivers folder to the DEVS:DOSDrivers folder of the main System (SYS:) partition.
  
 
=== NETPAR: ===
 
=== NETPAR: ===

Revision as of 02:47, 14 July 2018

General Information

MorphOS has two separate printing systems... etc etc

Output Devices

USBPAR:

This option allows any Hardware Compatible PostScript printer, with a printer's compatible PPD file installed in the System:Preferences/ Printers (which is NOT the PRINTER Preferences option) with a USB2 port to be able to direct its output as PostScript data using the USBPAR: device, which is by default NOT installed in the default setup of MorphOS, and requires the USBPAR: device to be transferred from the MOSSYS: (MorphOS root directory inside the System: otherwise known as SYS: folder) from within the MorphOS/Storage/DOSDrivers folder to the DEVS:DOSDrivers folder of the main System (SYS:) partition.

NETPAR:

The NETPAR: device can be used to print directly to network attached printers...

Configure a network connected printer from the NetPrinter settings in the MorphOS Preferences application...

Mount the NETPAR: device by....

PS:

PostScript output via TurboPrint by using GhostScript...

Setting Up a Printer

TurboPrint

Open the Printer preferences from the MorphOS Preferences application...

PostScript

Open the Printers preferences from the MorphOS Preferences application...

Printing From Applications