Printing Bar Codes

[Bill Campbell]

On Wed, Jun 02, 2004, Mike Schwartz-PC Support & Services wrote:
>> Does this printer work on *nix systems?  Most of the label printers I've
>> seen only work with the Microsoft virus, Windows, or perhaps Apple Macs.
>
>> Bill
>
>	Yes, you should be able to print labels to most of the newer Eltron
>with most operating systems.  Eltron printers have an ASCII control
>language; see:
>
>http://www.bsr.at/download/manual/Zebra_EPL2
>
>	There is also a bit-page programming mode on some models, but I've
>not worked with that.
>
>	These printers are designed to print only one (or a few) labels at a
>time.  I've had some reliability problems with Eltron printers when they
>were asked to print only a few hundred labels a day.  (I haven't done any
>programming in them for several years, so I might be out of touch with
>current models.)

I've been sorta looking for a label printer for things like book plates,
notebook labels, and the like.  They would definately be low volumn.

One of the projects I've been thinking about is a library type of thing
where a group of people can make books available to others while keeping
track of where they are ($DEITY knows how many books I've lent to folks,
and never gotten them back :-).

Bill
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