I recieved an old printer the other day, The HP LaserJet 6p.
I wanted to see what I could do with it:
Be warned...Spell check did not work on any of the word/text processors :roll:...and I don't have one on my windoze.
The easy one:
Printing from the A1200 with EditPad and OS-included drivers
From past experience, I know the LJ6p works on a1200 from EditPad in AOS 3.5 / 3.9. Driver definitions from the installation ( HP LaserJet All models)
Tested and working : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vq0fc152017n12c/JGNfItpFCj
It is so easy, but it might not be what you, or your wallet is looking for.
The impossible ?:
Printing from the A500.
I first tried from MWB GAA (blue now with kick40.63
, with no luck :
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uqv3a9pkwsu2iuj/0HQAoPAwjZ
Quickly gave up on this one, but there are still many untested combinations.
Wasn't really interested in getting it set up on MBW GAA, because I think it's so slow, compared to a clean 3.1 on the A500.
The not so impossible:
Printing from the A500 with WordPerfect v4.1.12
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/top7hp0nw0t42xq/2VnPwEYdRS
Took a few hours to try out all the combinations of printer prefs and definitions, but I got there at last.
Setting up WP was fast, but it's slow, got no fancy features, would not let me install it to disk...said files were missing from floppy?, so I had to boot from WP floppy....moving on.
The one that migh be possible:
Printing from the A500 with WordWorth 7
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/stsz4byk5vcvaw2/YviqPLl2pM
WW7 was the easiest to set up, but when I printed, the printers led flashes once....then nothing. WW is smoother and has more functions than WP.
The one that drains you, then rewards you
Printing from the A500 with Mini Office
The mini office was a BLEEP to set up, as you can set up printing options in two places when booted, two places when run from WB and then WB printing prefs in addition to that.
However, the Mini Office is my favorite! It is smooth and very fast and has all the features and hot-keys from MS Word. It also has 3 other modules: Database, Spreadsheet and Graphical.
The following picture story says the rest of what you need to know.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lhqnqfem42jj688/BMswN61O1Q
Cons are:
-I could not get it to accept any other printer than Epson when it's booted from floppy.
-Sometimes when you load a document from HDD, it says it does not excist and chrashes.
-Can not run from WB when DOPUS is launched and iconified. chrashes with "ran out of memory"...and I have 1.95mb +7.5 still available.
I know it's a long read, but if you want to use your amiga as a word proc, it is worth it.
I hope this is of use for the community.I have learned, struggled and printed a lot
Thanks for reading.
-Lars
I wanted to see what I could do with it:
Be warned...Spell check did not work on any of the word/text processors :roll:...and I don't have one on my windoze.
The easy one:
Printing from the A1200 with EditPad and OS-included drivers
From past experience, I know the LJ6p works on a1200 from EditPad in AOS 3.5 / 3.9. Driver definitions from the installation ( HP LaserJet All models)
Tested and working : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vq0fc152017n12c/JGNfItpFCj
It is so easy, but it might not be what you, or your wallet is looking for.
The impossible ?:
Printing from the A500.
I first tried from MWB GAA (blue now with kick40.63
, with no luck :https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uqv3a9pkwsu2iuj/0HQAoPAwjZ
Quickly gave up on this one, but there are still many untested combinations.
Wasn't really interested in getting it set up on MBW GAA, because I think it's so slow, compared to a clean 3.1 on the A500.
The not so impossible:
Printing from the A500 with WordPerfect v4.1.12
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/top7hp0nw0t42xq/2VnPwEYdRS
Took a few hours to try out all the combinations of printer prefs and definitions, but I got there at last.
Setting up WP was fast, but it's slow, got no fancy features, would not let me install it to disk...said files were missing from floppy?, so I had to boot from WP floppy....moving on.
The one that migh be possible:
Printing from the A500 with WordWorth 7
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/stsz4byk5vcvaw2/YviqPLl2pM
WW7 was the easiest to set up, but when I printed, the printers led flashes once....then nothing. WW is smoother and has more functions than WP.
The one that drains you, then rewards you
Printing from the A500 with Mini Office
The mini office was a BLEEP to set up, as you can set up printing options in two places when booted, two places when run from WB and then WB printing prefs in addition to that.
However, the Mini Office is my favorite! It is smooth and very fast and has all the features and hot-keys from MS Word. It also has 3 other modules: Database, Spreadsheet and Graphical.
The following picture story says the rest of what you need to know.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lhqnqfem42jj688/BMswN61O1Q
Cons are:
-I could not get it to accept any other printer than Epson when it's booted from floppy.
-Sometimes when you load a document from HDD, it says it does not excist and chrashes.
-Can not run from WB when DOPUS is launched and iconified. chrashes with "ran out of memory"...and I have 1.95mb +7.5 still available.
I know it's a long read, but if you want to use your amiga as a word proc, it is worth it.
I hope this is of use for the community.I have learned, struggled and printed a lot
Thanks for reading.
-Lars
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, I didn't know it, but it is typical interface you get on A500. ( a bit gamish) 
