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Aptiva - Why is the printer slow under OS/2 Warp?
Applicable to: World-Wide
Symptom:
The IBM NULL printer driver will work with most any printer, but it is very slow on anything other than the original IBM Graphics printer ( produced back in 1981). Installing the correct printer driver not only adds function, but makes the printer print faster too.
OS/2 Warp appears to slow down the processor while data prints. This is because the OS/2 Warp default is to poll the printer to see if it is still busy, rather than using interrupts.
Resolution:
The fix is to add /IRQ to the BASEDEV=PRINT01.SYS statement in the CONFIG.SYS file.
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OS/2 | |
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Date Created |
19-03-97 | |
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23-03-99 | |
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23-03-2000 | |
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IBM Aptiva | |
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Aptiva | |
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2144, 2168 | |
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2R5; 2R7; 2R8; M30; M35; M50; 2R6; 4R7; 4R8; M40; M54; M58; P30; 2R0; M60; M70; 3R0; 3R8; 932; LS2; LSB; LP2; LPB; KP2; KPB; LL1; L10; K10; LL3; L30; K30; LL5; L50; K50; L33; K33; L35; K35; U33; U35; XP1; YP1; 27J; 28J; 63J; 64J; 65J; 70J; 71J; W30 | |
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