AppleTalk is generally an optional add on for the Styles 600 and up. The
serial communication port for pretty much every Epson printer including
the 740 is ESC/P2. I believe gimp-print can talk to it.

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 groups@customvisualdesigns.com wrote:

> >> Is it possible that the printer won't work with a serial connection,
> >> or have I looked in the wrong place?  I'd appreciate it if someone
> >> with more experience could let me know.
> >
> > Depends. If you're using 2.0 it may be the connection.
> > I know nothing about Apple-style serial printers, is it possible the
> > printer uses some weird AppleTalkish protocol?
> >
>
> I've currently got the 2.0.2 generic kernel running on the system.  I'm
> not sure
> if the printer runs an Appletalk protocol or not, but in trying the APSFilter
> setup script, it seemed as if the script was expecting to use the Appletalk
> protocol to connect to a remote printer.  For the serial side of things, it's
> asking for stuff like baud rates and parity, none of which I really
> know.  I've
> had the printer for a few years now, and don't know where the docs are or even
> if they list such things.  That caused me to do a search on the subject, which
> is how I came across the info on flaky serial ports.
>
> Thanks,
> Erik
>
>
> !DSPAM:433b1ee1311421378721144!
>

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