Linux Loves Legacy ?

[Joe]

I'm not very good on printers, but here's some place to start:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Fujitsu-2400

I don't know how close this is to your printer, but if you check for a 
generic dot matrix driver, etc. you may have some luck.

Joe

green_man wrote:

> I have heard that Linux loves legacy hardware - the newest stuff 
> probably won't work, but older equipment people have had more time to 
> fool around with.
> Here's the situation:
> I have a Fujitsu DL2600 *DOT MATRIX* printer that works flawlessly in 
> Windows 95B, but doesn't in Windows 98 SE - I gave up trying after way 
> too much grief and aggravation.
> Consequently, I have never even attempted to get it to work in Linux.
> If I needed to print something, I would put the file on a floppy and 
> put it in the Win 95 box to print it.
> I find myself needing to print something, but the old 486DX66, which I 
> have not powered up in a year, refuses to boot.
> Does anybody in NFLUG use, or in the past had any success using, a dot 
> matrix printer on a linux box ?
> If so, what do I need to do to get it recognized ?
> I have never attempted to configure a Linux printer, so I am starting 
> at somewhere less than square one.
> Any Input Appreciated,
>

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