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To: Lynn who wrote (43641)	1/15/1999 9:02:00 AM
From: Jazz102	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

OT You might be able to import the DOS files into the Windows "Word" program and then print from there. Perhaps someone more technically oriented would know if it is possible.

To: Lynn who wrote (43641)	1/16/1999 12:21:00 PM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Lynn - HP printers can all use backward-compatible command sets - so you can get at least LaserJet4 capability on any new HP printer, which is enough to do anything I would ever want to do in DOS or Windows either. I think the discussion about DOS capability is that HP is not writing DOS drivers to use the newest capabilities of their printers. There are almost no new applications being written for the DOS market so no one is trying to keep DOS drivers current. You do understand that the last version of DOS was 6.12, more than 5 years ago, and that Windows95 does not use DOS but emulates DOS out of the Win95 kernel? I am surprised that anyone actually still uses DOS. All DOS shell commands executed out of a Windows environment can use any printer supported by Windows. It's not a good idea to use a DOS driver on Win95, and not even possible under Win98.