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Printer driver
A printer driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer to the format that a
particular printer needs. Typically, this format is a printer command language or page description
language.
The printer drivers for the following operating systems are on the CD-ROM that we have supplied. You
can also download the latest printer driver from the Brother Solutions Center at
http://solutions.brother.com
You can see the operations and detailed information in the Install Software section of the supplied
CD-ROM.
For Windows
®
95 and Windows NT
®
4.0 (HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
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PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver
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BR-Script (PostScript
®
3 language emulation) driver (HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
For Windows
®
98/Me and Windows
®
2000/XP
■
PCL (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer) compatible driver
■
BR-Script (PostScript
®
3 language emulation) driver (HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
For Macintosh
®
■
Brother Laser driver for Macintosh
■
BR-Script (PostScript
®
3 language emulation) driver (for more information, see the Network
User’s Guide on the CD-ROM). (HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
Driver and software
PCL Driver
PS Driver
Windows
®
95
Windows NT
®
4.0
(For HL-5040, HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
(For HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
Windows
®
98/Me
Windows
®
2000
Windows
®
XP
(For HL-5050 and HL-5070N)
Macintosh
®
OS 8.6 to 9.2
Macintosh
®
OS X 10.1 to 10.2
(For HL-5050 and HL-5070N)