> > Turning what I have into a ghostscript driver looks pretty straightforward
> > -- the ghostscript docs even suggest which existing drivers to use as
> > examples. The main problem is that the printer doesn't use any conventional
> > form of flow control (i.e. neither xon/xoff or DTR/CTS). There is a command
> > which returns a status byte, and the driver uses this byte to tell when the
> > printer has finished printing what it has and is ready for more data. I
> > haven't looked into the ghostscript/unix printing architecture very deeply
> > yet; are drivers that actually need to interact with the printer (i.e.
> > two-way communication) supported? Will I need to write a special printer
> > daemon or something? 

First of all, good work!  Noone has ever done this before, AFAIK.

> Isn't the stylewriter basically a Canon BubbleJet?

Mechanically, yes.  Softwarewise, no.  Canon BJ does have some fonts
in its ROM, but Apple SW has no fonts if I'm not mistaken.  Everyting
is sent to the printer as bitmap.  DW is more of an ordinary serial
dot-impact printer, isn't it?

kenn