The Epson emulator works by first translating the DOS text to a similar Macintosh font, then interpreting that text into a series of QuickDraw commands. Some characters in the original DOS character set may not have exact translations to a Macintosh font. The use of a PostScript font is recommended in these cases, because the PostScript standard requires no translation.
About color: When you use Epson emulation, you can’t print in color. When you print from the PC environment to a color or grayscale QuickDraw printer, be sure to select the Black & White option in the Print dialog box.
If you have a PCL printer and you’re printing over an AppleTalk network, printing is limited to text only or graphics only. To print text only, select your printer’s driver in the Windows Control Panel. To print graphics only, choose the LaserJet III driver in the Windows Control Panel. If you need to print mixed graphics and text, many Windows programs bitmap their text so that it becomes a graphic. Additionally, you may be able to print text and graphics together on a PCL printer when you print over a Novell network, where a PC print server is connected to the PCL printer and handles the print job. Select your printer’s own driver in the Windows Control Panel.
For PostScript printers, use the Apple LaserWriter II NT driver (or another PostScript driver if the Apple LaserWriter II NT driver is not available) or the PostScript driver for Windows.
IMPORTANT Be sure to make settings in the Mac OS PC Print Spooler that match the drivers you use in the PC environment, or your printer will not work correctly. For details, see “Setting Preferences in the PC Print Spooler” later in this chapter.
Turning off background printing in the Macintosh Chooser may improve the performance of some printers.
Configuring a printer for Windows: For better performance when you configure a printer for Windows, select LPT1.DOS instead of LPT as the port.
