Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Difference between EPSON USB and Parallel Interface

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> There is a discussion going on on the USB list right now about
> how to handle the different init strings that newer EPSON
> printers need for USB and parallel interfaces. It seems that
> a job that is created for a parallel interface will not print
> when sent through USB. This is not the case for the STC740,
> but the 750 and 800 do need a special string for USB. Is
> this something that would explain some of the problems 
> people were having with different printers some time ago?

Unlikely.  The printers that require this string will do absolutely nothing
at all (or almost nothing) without it.  Were there any reports of people
with printers that did nothing?  I don't recall any.

Eric