[MindBender26]

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[jdm]

"Ar^e y^ou lo^gged ^on?"

[cquiggy]

A few years ago I had a similiar need. I found printers from Okidata worked very well on NCR forms. I dont know about all the fonts. Hope this helps. http://www.okidata.com/mkt/html/nf/SIDM.html

[Incorrigible]

You can’t get there from here...

What you can do however is print to a PDF document. If you don’t have that ability currently, here is a free PDF printer that I use:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/

Once you have the PDF file, print that on the Dot matrix printer. That will be interpreted as graphics and thus print correctly.

[ThomasThomas]

There was software to make large banners on dot matrix printers availible a few years back. Some shareware sites had some good programs. Still?

[TomGuy]

Do you have to use the NCR 3-part paper?

A solution that I’ve seen is to print 3 copies, but pre-sort the paper by color before putting it into the printer tray.

You can purchase various colors of paper at Office Depot or Office Max.

NCR may have laser printer sets, too.

[Buckhead]

Found this from 1993 - which talks about Windows 3.1, but maybe it'll help.

http://www.melbpc.org.au/pcupdate/9303/9303article3.htm

Dot-Matrix Printer Fonts Dot-matrix printers support device fonts and printable screen fonts. Usually, a dot-matrix printer includes only a limited range of internal device fonts. Typically, fixed-spacing fonts are supplied in a variety of cpi sizes. Dot-matrix device fonts are conventionally named typeface xx.CPI, where typeface is the typeface name, and xx is the number of characters per inch. Distinguishing a device font on a dot-matrix printer is usually as easy as checking for the CPI designation at the end of the font name, such as "Courier CP1 10."

Through the universal printer driver, dot-matrix printers can also support TrueType. When TrueType fonts are used on a dot-matrix printer, Windows sends a rasterised graphics image to the printer. Dot-matrix printers do not provide any landscape device fonts, but vector screen fonts can be printed in any resolution or orientation. Dot-matrix device fonts are faster but less flexible than screen fonts. Some 24-pin dot-matrix printers, such as Epson and NEC printers, also support font cards or cartridges. These fonts can be used if the Windows driver for the printer supports them.

[kylaka]

I have some 72 point wood type if you need it. All you need is a hammer and a flat surface to pound on. Times Roman only, though.

Seriously though, dot matrix printers, particularly Okidata do have some capability to print expanded fonts. I recall having the ability to print high quality and bold type by multiple passes of the print head, and print at least a couple different font sizes

Sadly, I buried my dot matrixes about ten years ago in the back pasture not long after HP came out with the HP III.

[upchuck]

Take a look at the Lexmark forms printers. Very solid.

[djf]

Hey, I got a Hewlett Packard Officejet at a garage sale for ten bucks.

Still don’t know if it works, needs an 18V power supply.

Freakin engineers!
Where on Gods green Earth do I get a 2Amp 18V power supply?

[unspun]

I believe your printer would have to be Windows (thus TrueType) compatible. Since that came while DMP’s were well on the decline, I’m not sure how many were produced which were.

(And I wish there were more money in remembering such things.)