From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: How to putput to printer?
Date:	Sat, 08 Feb 1997 14:42:10 -0800
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John K Murphy wrote:
> 
> Has anyone tried to output to the printer with either the standard
> fprintf() or cout stream?  I've been told this is only works if you have
> a really old line printer.  If this is true, how do you output to the
> printer (HP DeskJet 560c, if it must be specific)

AFAIK, most non-line printers will still accept plain text sent to them
just like a standard line printer; you just have to make sure to issue a
form feed ('\f') to tell it to commence printing.  It's possible that
this won't work with all printers, though.

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