Newton Print Pack 2.0 ReadMe

What's New in Version 2.0?

New Printer Drivers
Newton Print Pack Version 2.0 includes two new printer drivers: Canon BJC and Epson Stylus. 

The Canon BJC printer driver is compatible with Canon BJC series inkjet printers. 
The Epson Stylus printer driver is compatible with Epson Stylus series inkjet printers. 
The Canon BJ  driver has been renamed in version 2.0, to Canon BJ-10ex. 
The drivers which are included in the Newton Print Pack 2.0 package are:
Epson LQ
Epson FX
HP DeskJet
HP LaserJet
Canon BJ-10ex
Canon BJC
Epson Stylus

Please refer to the Newton Print Pack Compatibility List, for information on which 
driver to use with your printer. 

New Cable and Software Delivery Method Newton Print 

Pack version 1.0 used a special serial to parallel converter cable with embedded software 
to automatically install the Newton Print Pack software on to a Newton MessagePad or eMate. 
Newton Print Pack version 2.0 uses a modified serial to parallel converter cable 
which does not have any embedded software. Installation of Newton Print Pack 2.0 software 
is performed via a Macintosh or Windows serial connection, using either the Newton Connection
Utilities or Newton Backup Utility applications. Users who are obtaining Newton Print 
Pack 2.0 as a software-only upgrade to Newton Print Pack 1.0 can use the same serial to 
parallel converter cable that was originally packaged with Newton Print Pack 1.0. The 
version 1.0 cable will not over-write your installed version 2.0 software, when you 
connect it to your Newton serial port. Customers who are obtaining Newton Print Pack 2.0 
as a full software and hardware package will possess the modified serial to parallel converter 
cable which does not contain embedded software.

Installation Instructions

1) Insert the Macintosh or Windows Newton Print Pack 2.0 diskette into your Macintosh 
or Windows 95 / Windows NT computer.

2) Use the Newton Connection Utilities or Newton Backup Utility applications (not included) 
to install the Newton Print Pack 2.0 installation package.

3) If you are upgrading from Newton Print Pack 1.0, using Newton Connection Utilities 
or the Newton Backup Utility, you will be prompted with the warning: "GDTPrintDriver" has 
already been installed on this Newton PDA. Do you wish to overwrite it?  Tap the Proceed button
to continue.  
NOTE: If you are upgrading from Newton Print Pack 1.0, using Newton Package 
Installer, you will receive an error message stating that "GDTPrintDriver" was already 
installed on the system, and that the new package could not be installed. In order to install 
Newton Print Pack 2.0 in this case, you must either:  a) Use Newton Connection Utilities or 
the Newton Backup Utility to install the Newton Print Pack 2.0 package, rather than using 
Newton Package Installer, or  b) You must delete the existing "GDTPrintDriver" package from 
the Extensions folder, prior to installing Newton Print Pack 2.0 with Newton Package Installer.

Known Problems

Printing graphic images from NetHopper results in the images being printed as black squares.  
This is a known limitation of the Newton OS.

Printing from the Names or Notes app with a small font size may cause portions of the text 
not to print.  This is a known limitation of the Newton OS.

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