OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Hardware
URGENT Need for OS/2 Compatible Inkjet Printer
TowerMark:
I work for Tower Semiconductor, we manufacture IC's and inside our fab we have some VERY old tools & equipment. One of our tools is still running OS/2 Warp. The printer that it's been using for years was the HP Deskjet 6122 but it finally kicked the bucket and it's impossible to get a replacement.
We need a replacement inkjet printer and it needs to either be compatible with the HP print driver already installed, or come with it's own OS/2 driver. It also has to be inkjet as we can't have laser toner inside the clean room. Even the inkjet printers have to be inside housings.
I've searched for a website or form that identified what current HP printers are compatible with the old OS/2 driver but couldn't find anything that definitively stated what will or won't work, it's just too old.
We can switch to a printer other than HP but it has to have its own OS/2 driver then.
Any ideas for what printer(s) are compatible or have their own driver?
~God bless
Martin Iturbide:
Hello Mark, welcome to the forum.
Just some questions here:
1) Which version of OS/2 are you using. Can you execute on the commend line "ver /r" and let us know?
2) Is there any specific request for printing? Was the printer parallel or USB?
3) Do you have any other printers models around the office that you may try? Can you share the models?
My personal documented experience is with the "Epson L4150 Printer" (USB).
Regards
Lars:
Looks like the HP Deskjet 6122 has a USB connection which is good to start with.
The easiest will be to buy a Postscript capable printer with a USB connection or even Ethernet connection.
Postscript was and is still pretty well supported by OS/2. I am using a Postscript Printer (Brother MFC-L8650CDW: but this is a Laserprinter) and that works well with the OS/2 supplied Postscript Driver.
Bogdan:
Epson Workforce Pro WF-M5399DW supports PCL and PS.
David McKenna:
There are a couple HP 6122 available on eBay... kinda pricey though:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/394275816296?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&google_free_listing_action=view_item&srsltid=AfmBOopA3KULrKJX-PW2f2mgGyHvCvNUxxZhi2oI4x1CTudHDhXMgYs-vlI
Regards,
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