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Title: Printing from SL5500
Post by: ez9926 on May 14, 2004, 03:37:23 pm

Is it possible to print (to a serial printer) directly from an SL5500?

TIA

Title: Printing from SL5500
Post by: abject on May 23, 2004, 02:48:20 am

Heh. Anything\'s possible.

In theory, yes. You\'d need a serial cable ($40), that\'s the easy part. Then you\'d need a driver for the printer. That\'d be the tough part.

Could you use a printer attached to another system, maybe with a wireless network in between? Or could you save up your printing until you drop the 5500 in a cradle and move the files to a system with a printer?

Title: Printing from SL5500
Post by: ez9926 on May 25, 2004, 11:09:10 pm

Thanks for the reply.  I can print to the printer on a Linux box simply by cat \'ing a file to the printer.  I\'ll try the
same on the PDA.  But where can I find one of these $40 cables?    So far I\'ve only found a $120 Sharp IO to serial
converter.

Title: Printing from SL5500
Post by: ez9926 on May 25, 2004, 11:11:03 pm

P.S.  

This app is for a convience store distributor.  The invoices need to be printed on site.  No wireless network connectivity.

Title: Printing from SL5500
Post by: abject on May 28, 2004, 11:27:44 pm

SerialIO sells a Zaurus RS232 cable for $35 (plus shipping, of course). More info here. (http://serialio.com/products/adaptors/ZThinCable.htm)

Ab.