Re: [NTLK] Another printing query

From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Tue Aug 02 2005 - 12:03:46 PDT


On Aug 2, 2005, at 9:50 AM, Jon Scordia wrote:

> Hi list. When I was pushing Psion's capabilities I bought an infrared
> adaptor that has a simple centronics serial connection
Parallel Actually...
> to my Epson stylus at one end (with a slot for 9v battery) and a
> small lump at one end with an i.r. receiver. This stuck (still does)
> to the side of the printer.
>
> http://www.onflo.com.hk/psion/ir-plink/clink.htm
>
> Aiming the Psion at the printer and pressing print (with the
> appropriate driver on the PDA) worked well and was quite cool!
>
> Do you think I could make it work with the Newt and the right drivers?
> Are drivers available for the Newt?
This seems unlikely as you would need an IR driver for the epson stylus
model involved (which model is that?).

Sorry...
Marty

PS this might work on HP lasers???

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