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Demo Programs, SDKs, and Drivers
This section is intended to briefly explain the world of collateral computer programs and programming
aids that is intimately associated with PrintekMobile Printers.
Unfortunately, most mobile operating systems are not (yet) as powerful or evolved as their older
desktop brethren, and they run on processing hardware that presently limits their sophistication.
Google Android, Windows CE, and Apple iOS were created at a time and with a purpose that did not
anticipate printing from mobile computing devices. As such, the printing paradigm largely used with
mobile computing applications has reverted to the original form from the early days of computing; that
is, each application that requires a print function has to have a specific code that targets a specific
printer brand due to the individual and distinctive differences of the printer languages. Most mobile
operating systems do not (yet) have sophisticated means of automatically sharing data among
applications they run, and have therefore not yet evolved a common printing interface (the driver)
such as is enjoyed on desktop systems.
The collection of collateral computer programs which PrintekMobile supplies is an attempt to get
around these shortcomings of mobile operating systems, and are designed to allow easy integration
of the printing function into mobile applications which require it. Please contact your dealer for up to
date information and a complete list of PrintekMobile integration aids, or visit our website at
www.PrintekMobile.com
.
Demo Programs and Apps
Demonstr
ation programs (“Demo” for short) are just what the name implies. We create programs for
each host operating system platform, which can be installed on a mobile device by a user and
employed to demonstrate the print capability and features of our printers. They are not general
purpose, but written specifically for our printers, often using only our printer command language and
with the ability to address only printer names (digital addresses) which are associated with our
specific printers.
The real intention of these Demos is to give users an ability to see our printers in action, in the
absence of another printing application. Many potential users are in the process of evaluating printers
before they have finished their own applications. In many cases, they need to select their mobile
printer before they finish their application because they need to know which printer language to use in
constructing their printjob code (most small business applications only support one, maybe two,
printer brands).
We generally try to have Demos for the following mobile operating systems:
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WinMobile / WinCE
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Google Android
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Apple iOS
We do not generally supply Demo programs for Windows Desktop/Laptop systems because, by
definition, our Windows driver
allows any common Windows application to serve as a “demonstration”
program.
