Refined Printing Command Stream
Refined Printing Command Stream, also known as RPCS, is a vector-based[https://web.archive.org/web/20060519035017/http://zx.zeno.com/Benchmarks/benchmark_overview.htm Zenographics Zx-protocol comparison and overview] printing/duplicating control protocol, designed for communication between Microsoft Windows PC clients, and several lines of Ricoh copiers. Drivers provided by Ricoh install the chosen copier to behave as a printer device.
The size-efficiency of the protocol is comparable to PCL6.
Drivers
Ricoh offers RPCS based drivers for Windows, Mac OS and to some extent for Linux.
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Drivers for Linux are provided only on the Japanese website. Instead of Aficio they are called IPSiO.{{cite web |url=https://riccade.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/ricoh-aficio-sg2100n-linux-rpcs-driver/ |title=Ricoh Aficio SG2100N Linux RPCS driver « riccade |website=riccade.wordpress.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503160034/http://riccade.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/ricoh-aficio-sg2100n-linux-rpcs-driver/ |archive-date=2014-05-03}} https://forum.manjaro.org/t/ricoh-original-geljet-rpcs-printer-drivers-aficio-ipsio-and-similar-sg-brands/19404 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
See also
- [http://www.ricoh.com.hk/solutions/en/solutioninfo.asp?ctl=highlight&pid=1119 Ricoh Hong Kong]
- PCL - Printer Command Language, a printer control protocol family designed by Hewlett-Packard
References
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Further reading
- [https://forum.manjaro.org/t/ricoh-geljet-original-linux-rpcs-printer-drivers-aficio-ipsio-and-similar-sg-brands/19404 A tutorial about installing the Ricoh RPCS driver on Linux]
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