Which dot-matrix printer will work on my Ubuntu 9.10 machine - Old Hardware Warning

[Rashkae]

Rashkae wrote:

> 
> The only snafu I see as likely is the need to configure your printer 
> emulation to the same model as what you configure as your printer type 
> in cups.... Example, I believe IBM Proprinter was one of the common 
> emulation types.
> 
> The pertinent details are whether the printer is standard width or wide 
> carriage, and 9-pin vs. 24-pin.  So generally, you only have 4 possible 
> configurations to deal with.
> 

Follow up to that.. personally, I would stick with Epson emulation.  Use 
the generic Epson Dot Matrix driver for 9-pin printers, and the LQ-24 
driver for 24-pin printers.