printer drivers. Rather than simply copy the screen graphics dot-by-dot to the printer, this new driver uses an "intelligent" interpolation routine to examine the dot patterns being printed, and add more information where necessary to produce a highly detailed printout, as close as possible to the output of a laser printer.
The driver is intended for bit-mapped graphics capable printers such as the
@Epson
and
@Star Micronics
series of dot matrix printers. It uses the highest density graphics printing mode, printing each output line in two passes. This driver is in the standard
@GEOS
format, although is a bit larger in size than other drivers.
@LASERMATRIX
output stands out especially when using finely defined fonts such as
Dwinelle
, where the tails of the letters are filled and detailed by the interpolation algorithm. Diagonal lines in
@GeoPaint
are also enhanced as the individual dots which are normally visible are connected and overlayed such that no separate dots are noticeable. A
@LASERMATRIX
printout will tolerate close inspection !
@LASERMATRIX
Printer Driver coupled with an inexpensive dot matrix printer (and
@GEOS !
) now allows even more professional text and graphics processing than was previously possible.
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