HP Laserjet 1012 and WP5

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I'm about to purchase the LaserJet 1012 for a technophobic friend who
is still using WordPerfect 5 on Windows 98. Will this printer work
for software this old?

Thank you

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"Bob Headrick" <bobh@proaxis.com> wrote in message news:<10frpbd5qh2uc86@corp.supernews.com>...
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> If they are running the DOS version of WP from within Windows things may be a
> bit tougher and a different LaserJet or DeskJet model may be a better choice.
> See the WordPerfect driver page at: http://www.wpdos.org for a bunch of useful
> information on WP both in DOS and Windows.

Specifically, the 1012 only has a USB port, and does not run PCL. WP5
DOS will not be able to use it at all with a normal set up. However,
the hacks described on the site mentioned (specifically
<http://www.wpdos.org/anyprinter.html> ) will allow it to work (by
rerouting the print stream to a translator and then to the USB port)
-- be sure you can set this up before buying the 1012. Otherwise, go
up a model to the 1150 which has PCL and a parallel port, for about
$100 more. Generally the absolute cheapest model has had a lot of
corners cut anyway.