New printer wanted to work with WIN95

[RJ_Paton]

one other solution would be to leave Win95 installed as your default operating system

One possible problem with this approach is that Windows 95 did not support USB which the majority of printers now use. (USB support did not fully appear until W98 SE)...... while the linux system would be able to recognise any added usb ports  this would mean that the printer would normally be useless under W95.. requiring a boot into linux every time they wanted to print something - In this scenario they would then be best to switch completely to linux (although this is not normally an option for a beginner except with a few distros)

If looking for a printer to run on W95 you will need to look for one that has a parallel port (or one that has usb and parallel ports)

[Michael72.]

The Epson Stylus 440 I've offered to QM is parallel port connected.....I have the cable and disc......

As for Inks..........they are still readily available, our local Spar shop sells them!.......and a Computer shop at Riby Square Grimsby, has them in stock.....1 Colour, 1 Black, at £3.00 the pair....so all is not lost...

Michael72.

[quizmaster]

Thanks for all the help guys, this is a really off the wall query that I doubt will be common. Michael's kind offer will keep my mum ticking over whilst I work on her to get a new computer. Although, given that the last one I gave her lasted nearly 15 years, that might take some effort.

[Michael72.]

WOW!.....Fifteen years eh?....it wasn't this one by any chance was it?........

Michael72.

[quizmaster]

That's pretty close! It was a dot matrix printer connected to a laptop with a 286 processor - remember them? The laptop, running Wordperfect, still works fine.

[freddietreenut]

Guys,
         For info., you can always partition the Hard Drive on your P.C. (with a prog. called Partition Magic) so you can set up 2 or more Operating Systems on that machine. You get a choice of which Op. System you want to use when you Boot-up, so you can retain your old system and install a later version(s) as well if you want.

   This feature was especially useful in the case of Excel Spreadsheet, where earlier versions which ran on Win95 had a much simpler to understand Macro recording and writing system (the code being almost in plain English), rather than the current Excel which uses Visual Basic for Macros.

   Hope that helps.

[les_looking]

lol  freddietreenut those posts are almost 3 years ago, and looking at the people who posted,
they also havn't been online for 2+ years
they might have upgraded to 98 by now 

[freddietreenut]

Les,
       Yep I understand that, but my info. is still good for today's op. systems and may be of use to someone. Thanks for spotting my post.

[Nick29]

lol  freddietreenut those posts are almost 3 years ago, and looking at the people who posted,
they also havn't been online for 2+ years
they might have upgraded to 98 by now 

Windows 95/98 are fine if the PC is never connected to a network.   Using either of them on a PC which is connected to the outside world is truly asking for trouble, because they are extremely vulnerable to attack.