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************ Topic 3 Sun Feb 01, 1987 GRAFIX.M [Mike Hooper] at 19:04 EST Sub: Printer drivers A place to share info on what drivers work with what printers 1 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 3 Message 1 Sat Jan 31, 1987 S.LEWIS (Forwarded) If anybody uses a BMC something-80, try JX-80 for success. If using GEOS, use the JX-80 printer module and set your interface to transparent. If anybody uses WordPro 128 with a Star SG-10C or SL-10C and can't get the printer to function properly, please let me know and I'll upload a patched printer file (the SG-10C will work with a 1525/801 printer file but will work a bit better with the undoc'd SG-10C file found on the disk but not explained in the book). Steve ------------ ************ Topic 5 Mon Mar 02, 1987 DAVIDSS at 05:15 EST Sub: OKI 192 vs. Panasonic Printers How is the Okidata 192+ Has anyone out there tried one?*s 6 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 5 Message 1 Mon Mar 02, 1987 DAVIDSS at 05:18 EST I have been looking at the Okidata 192+ and the Panasonic 1092. Does anyone have experience with either of these ? which interface? Would realy appreciate help. Thanks Dave S ------------ Category 11, Topic 5 Message 3 Mon Mar 02, 1987 TIGLON.G [*SysOp*] at 20:43 EST Well, since I am very biased in this question, I will just give you some QUICK facts on my Panasonic KX-P1092 MultiMode printer! <Now, IF I could find the manual!> The basics include 5 operating modes settable from the top of the printer via a membrane keypad: *> Draft: Standard Printing <now, if I could remember the speed!> *> NLQ: Near Letter Quality - VERY crisp and clean, and unless you have an old ribbon, you'd swear it was typeset! *> NLQ Italic: Near Letter Quality Italic - Super clean and crisp for personal letters and needs of more fancy lettering without booting up Print Shop or something! *> Std. Italic: Standard Italic - same as above, without the crispness that comes from the NLQ feature. *> Prop: Proportional Printing - drops the printer into a smaller text of I believe 108 characters per line! Again, CLEAR and crisp printing, even for the size of the text! The printer supports both friction feed and tractor feed, and has a key for line feed, and form feed. Also, a completely user-settable switch/pin panel. I used it with a SuperG interface, but recently aquired a Hot Shot 8K graphics interface which, with an 8K buffer, is a dream come true when you want your computer free to work with while your document is printing! It is a relatively quiet printer, <compared to an certain thunder printer that I heard/worked with recently>. The ribbon is very easy to fine, and is the reinking type, one that keeps going round and round till it is dry and so light you need a spot light to see the text! I have not seen or used the Oki printer, but my vote goes in for the Panasonic printer! The thing is rugged and takes up very little room on the desk and it has not given me any trouble since I got it a few weeks ago! Good luck in your search, and maybe someone can fill in my details until I find my manual!!! -<* Gayle, *FlagShip* SysOp ------------ Category 11, Topic 5 Message 4 Mon Mar 02, 1987 DEB [*SysOp*] at 22:43 EST Ha, Ha, Gayle...but my ThunderPrinter can outprint yours anyday, in either draft or NLQ...*grin* ------------ Category 11, Topic 5 Message 5 Tue Mar 03, 1987 GBARRETT [VISION100] at 21:51 CST My vote for reliability and ruggedness goes to the Panasonic. However, the Okidata people have almost every other company beat hands down in user/developer support. -GaryB ------------ ************ Topic 7 Sun Oct 04, 1987 C.BARBEE [FUSBINWA] at 22:49 EDT Sub: Olympia Typewriter/Printer I own an Olympia Colligiate electronic daisy-wheel typewriter that is supposed to be interfaceable to a computer. I need to know if anyone knows anything about this piece and where I can get the interface. I 9 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 7 Message 1 Sun Oct 04, 1987 C.BARBEE [FUSBINWA] at 22:50 EDT Well guys, any takers? I can see where the interface should go. Please enlighten me if you can. -=> Cliff <=- ------------ Category 11, Topic 7 Message 2 Mon Oct 05, 1987 KEVIN.S [-Sysop-] at 03:12 EDT Well, there are several of these typewriter/printer sorts of critters out. My advice would be to contact Olympia... they are a VERY big firm, and should be able to help you in some way. Most of these interfaces I have seen are RS- 232 serial, by the way, not parallel. You will probably need a Commodore RS- 232 interface (if you haven't one already) along with the Olympia interface. KeS ------------ Category 11, Topic 7 Message 3 Mon Oct 05, 1987 C.BARBEE [FUSBINWA] at 22:22 EDT Thanx - I figured as much. There is a problem - how do I get in contact with Olympia? The local dealer I bought the unit from is paranoid and won't give me a phone number or address. Any help? ------------ Category 11, Topic 7 Message 4 Mon Oct 05, 1987 KEVIN.S [-Sysop-] at 23:56 EDT My recommendation would be to find the oldest, grayest office supply store in your area... those guys know everything. Olympia isn't really big in consumer electronics, but they ARE a big office electronics supplier. KeS ------------ Category 11, Topic 7 Message 5 Fri Oct 23, 1987 DEB at 14:43 EDT AND, if you can find one, choose a printer interface which allows an RS232 printer to be connected via the regular serial bus, daisy-chaining off of your disk drive! CARDCO used to make one, and I'm sure that someone else must make one now. The reason I'm adding this is because there are VERY few commercial programs of ANY kind which allow you to configure printed output to go to the user port rather than the normal printer output via the serial bus. Aside from the baud rate configurations, which must be set up properly, the device numbers are different for these two methods of outputting. A few TOP quality word processors allow the configuration, but almost EVERYTHING else will want to treat your printing as device 4, on the serial bus. The lil interface from CARDCO handled the RS-232 handshaking and serial bus transmissions completely LIKE a device 4 to the computer, and like RS 232 for the printer! *deb!* ------------ Category 11, Topic 7 Message 6 Fri Oct 23, 1987 C.BARBEE [FUSBINWA] at 23:30 EDT Thanx Deb, but after calling almost every typewriter dealer in town, I am despairing of ever finding one. I have seen an AlphaPro-20 daisy-wheel printer listed in RUN magazine by Computer Direct for $99.00. Anyone ever heard of it? -=> Cliff <=- ------------ Category 11, Topic 7 Message 7 Sat Oct 24, 1987 SPARROW.J at 01:41 EDT Both Pocket Writer 2 and Paperclip for the 64 and 128 allow output to the printer via the user port (we connect our laser that way because it allows 9600 baud transmission). --Sparrow James ------------ Category 11, Topic 7 Message 8 Sat Oct 24, 1987 DEB at 12:03 EDT Hiya Cliff: first thing to note about typewriter/printer combos, they are not usually of the same high quality that a daisy wheel printer ALONE is, and many will not stand up to the speeds and constant abuse that use as a printer for your word processor will give it. Any reason you are looking at typewriter/printer combos rather than just a good Letter Quality/Daisy Wheel printer?! Loren: right, and SuperScript also allows output to the user port. Thats why I _underscored_ the fact that only HIGH quality programs allow the option, and then only a handful of commercial wordprocessors. Try printing from almost any other application, PD or commercial, and you're out of luck. *deb!* ------------ Category 11, Topic 7 Message 9 Sat Oct 24, 1987 C.BARBEE [FUSBINWA] at 23:12 EDT Hello? Am I printing in English? Okay -- I think I wuz misunderstood. Several years ago -- before the God "Computo" enlightened me -- I bought the Olympia unit (Which is also marketed by Swintec under a differe name) as a typewriter. I was told then that it could be converted to use as a printer if I bought the interface. Well, three years later, that same dealer say, "Printer interface!?". I already have a NLQ printer, but since I put out a newsletter, various application forms, and a student handbook, I need a letter-quality printer. Not being rich enough yet to buy a Laser printer, and damned tired of giving print companies my profits, I want a letter-quality printer. Now then, I have given-up on the good ol' Olympia, but I notice that on page 82 of the October issue of RUN magazine, Computer Direct is offering an "AlphaPro-20" for $99.95 with the c-128 interface for $19.95. The price goes-out the end of October, so if anyone has any input about it, I'd really appreciate it. Thanx, -=> Cliff <=- ------------ ************ Topic 8 Thu Mar 19, 1987 C.DOERRMANN at 23:30 EST Sub: The BlueChip M120/10 Printer Here's a topic where the usersof of this printer can help each other use this is good piece of hardware 13 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 8 Message 2 Sat May 23, 1987 MICHAEL.M [-:SysOp:-] at 18:08 EDT I've had my BlueChip M120/10 printer now for about 2 1/2 years and it has performed admirably during that time. (The thing just will not die!) At any rate, if I can be of assistance with problems or questions, C.D., jest holler. ------------ Category 11, Topic 8 Message 3 Fri Jul 10, 1987 M.TALBERT at 21:44 EDT HOWDY.........I JUST BOUGHT THE BLUE CHIP M120/NLQ, AND I THINK IT'S GRRRREATTTT!!!! I ALSO HAVE THEIR 5.25 DISK DRIVE, I THINK THAT THEY MAKE GREAT PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY THE NOMINAL PRICES!!!! DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY OTHER HADWARE THAT THEY MAKE?????? ???? ????MIKE???? ???? ------------ Category 11, Topic 8 Message 4 Sat Jul 11, 1987 MICHAEL.M [-:SysOp:-] at 03:01 EDT I agree with you about Blue Chip. Their products seem to be first-class and at a competitive price. Actually, the Blue Chip products are just a division of the huge Korean manufacturer, Hyundai. Besides the now popular automobile, printers, and disk drives, they also have a very respectable full line of PC clones. One difference widely noted about the Blue Chip PC's is their channels of distribution. Unlike other clones which are mail-order marketed or sold in computer stores with private lables, the Blue Chips are being mass-marketed in stores like Target, etc. All reviews I have read of the PC line state that one of the best things about them is that they are well made. This seems to be the case in all they do. ------------ Category 11, Topic 8 Message 5 Mon Jul 13, 1987 GBARRETT [VISION100] at 19:01 CDT Michael... (ahem) Hyundai manufactures the Blue Chip IBM clones, but the rest is NOT owned by them. The guys at Blue Chip are ex-Commodorians (marketing-tech) who got to the importing biz. ------------ Category 11, Topic 8 Message 6 Mon Jul 13, 1987 MICHAEL.M [-:SysOp:-] at 20:13 EDT Wait...let me get this straight. (I confuse easily). The clones are Blue Chips and also Hyundai's, the others are Blue Chips (same Blue Chip) but not Hyundai's? (The same logo is on all the above mentioned equipment) Now for a monkey-wrench: The Blue Chip printers look exactly like the Legend 80's (inside and out), tho both companies vehemently deny they are the same. If not Hyundai, do you know who manufactures the B.C. printers (and drives)? ------------ Category 11, Topic 8 Message 7 Tue Jul 21, 1987 GBARRETT [VISION100] at 18:33 CDT Lessee... 1. Blue Chip is an importer-they do not manufacture any products them- selves, but rather get other overseas companies to make the items and stamp their name on it. 2. Hyundai MANUFACTURED the Blue Chip clones, but they don't own Blue Chip. In fact, Blue Chip is now looking for a new supplier since Hyundai is marketing the clones under their own label. 3. FTC and FCC regulations don't allow EXACT duplications, so thee companies that say their computers aren't the same as the suppliers' versions are correct...but usually the difference is cosmetic (a knob in a different place, etc.). 4. The Legend and the Blue Chip printers share the same manufacturer... which, if I remember correctly, is STAR. -isn't the electronics industry fun? -gb ------------ Category 11, Topic 8 Message 8 Sat Aug 01, 1987 JDCLARK at 22:25 EDT I've got a Blue Chip D20/10 letter quality (daisywheel) printer and think it's quite nice--has both a CBM ready mode and a parallel port. Unfortunately, BC apparently has the same customer service dept that CBM has, because I wrote them once about **buying** some options for the printer and never, never got a reply. Ah, well... JDCLARK *********** Topic 13 Sun Feb 26, 1989 RICE (Forwarded) Sub: Seikosha SP-1000VC Problems using the Seikosha SP-1000VC Printer. 1 message(s) total. ************ Topic 15 Mon Mar 13, 1989 DG at 20:40 EST Sub: star nx1000c printer i am having a problem on how to work my new star nx1000c printer i need soom help 3 message(s) total. ************ Topic 18 Mon Mar 13, 1989 M.HEAD at 21:59 EST Sub: USING C= 1526 PRINTER WITH IBM Is there any way to use a Commodore 1526 printer with an IBM PC clone? I know its a dumb question but I really have a need to know and I have the backround to build an interface if I can't buy one. 2 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 18 Message 1 Tue Mar 14, 1989 JIM.RUSSELL [::Jim::] at 18:33 EST There is an ad in the March '89 issue of Run magazine that lists an interface by Omnitronix called an "IBM to CBM Adaptor" that, according to the ad, lets you "use your C64 compatible printer on a PC compatable. Includes a specially designed cable and software." The price is $37.95. The company is VSI, 3641 S.W. Evelyn, Portland OR 97219. Phones: 800-544-7638 (orders) 503-246-0924 (inquiries). Hope this helps, ::Jim:: *********** Topic 21 Tue Apr 07, 1987 B.HAYFORD at 20:36 EDT Sub: MPS 1200 printer? Please - MPS 1200 recomendations (or critisisms) 2 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 21 Message 1 Tue Apr 07, 1987 B.HAYFORD at 20:38 EDT Can anyone recommend (or otherwise) the Commodore MPS 1200 printer? How is the NLQ? n it be used to print from CPM mode? Dependability? Ad says Tractor OR Friction feed - should it say AND? Your input most appreciated! Bert Hayford (b.hayford) ------------ Category 11, Topic 21 Message 2 Sat Mar 12, 1988 L.HARRIS2 at 22:39 PST As to the print quality in the 'Near Letter Quality' mode, it is the same as any other 'NLQ' dot matrix printer. Yes, I believe the ad SHOULD read tractor AND friction feeds. However, if you think you would want the 'optional' Centronics interface DON'T ASK COMMODORE. They don't seem to have heard of it. However, you are in luck as I bought one and went looking for the interface. First of all, the printer itself seems to be made by Citizen of Japan. (Namely the 180D seems to be the same model with their name on it). The Commodore interface is a PLUG IN unit. That is, all the electronics are contained in the interface plug in module, NOT in the PRINTER. The reason I mention all of this is that unless you are into programming, you will have to MANUALLY set one or two switches each time you want to switch to or from the Epson emulate mode. These switches (good as they are) are not meant to see much service in that manner. Most ads I have seen for the Citizen 180D are around $179.00 to $189.00 or about the same price as the MPS-1200. Considering the INFORMATION and SUPPORT I DIDN'T get from Commodore I would not purchase it again. ------------ ************ Topic 24 Sun Oct 19, 1986 TOXDOC at 08:09 EDT Sub: Panasonic printers A forum for those with need for info regarding these machines. 18 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 1 Sun Oct 19, 1986 TOXDOC at 08:11 EDT The Panasonic 1091 is a terrific printer, with excellent relability and great NLQ text. When I lost my copy of the manual, I copied another and found then <RETURN>, <S>croll, <Q>uit ?s that it has Proportional type. Despite every effort, I find that I can't turn on this function with the command ESC "o". Is this something that the 1091 just can't do? Maybe the manual applies to a DIFFERENT machine? ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 2 Sun Oct 19, 1986 MICHAEL.M at 18:47 EDT TOX - I've looked through all the printer manuals I have and all of them say that the KX-P1091 cannot do Proportional spacing. Most printers that *can*, use the 112,1 control code to initiate it and 112,0 to end it, so you might give that a shot for the heck of it. Other than that, I can only suggest giving your nearby Panasonic dealer a call. Is this the first printer you've owned? If not, could you compare to those you have had for us? I'm always in the market for printers and am very interested in what others have to say about those they own. -=:Mike ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 3 Mon Oct 20, 1986 LEROSENMAN [Larry R.] at 20:13 EDT I have a KX-P1091 Printer and in the manual that I have, no mention is made of proprotional print. The one i have has "Withe M&C mark" on it, but I have no Idea on what that means. If I can help, or try anything for you, let me Know. ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 4 Mon Oct 20, 1986 TOXDOC at 23:58 EDT I found the answer...by finding the manual for my own printer. My manual has no mention of proportional printing either...which is why it struck my eye on recopying the dealer's file copy. My copy also says that it is for the M&C mark printer and calls it an "Impact DOT MATRIX printer" instead of just a dot matrix printer. Most amazingly, they both are for 1091 printers but there's no mention in mine of any proportional type...even on the same page number where it's part of the other manual. I guess that this is a reason to buy an ?older 1091, without M&C mark, to get the addition of proportional type option. As to the quality of the printer, I previously owned a Gemini 10/X and much prefer the Panasonic. Most importantly there are useful controls for choosing near letter quality, compressed type and standard mode. This saves me from looking up codes for these changes every time I want to switch. I also really like the quality appearance of the NLQ type, but every has their own taste. Another advantage is the ease that I have when I carry it back to my wife's IBM set-up in that it accepts either Epson or IBM commands without difficulty. ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 5 Sat Nov 22, 1986 J.GILHOUSEN [JOHN-MARK] at 19:17 EST I am surprised the 1091 does not have proportional type as an option, as I recently bought the KX-P-1080, at a considerably lower price than the 1091, and it DOES have the proportional type. However, my word processing software does not support this feature! I re- placed a BMC-80 with the Panasonic, and am still impressed with the quality of the NLQ mode. Most people cannot dis- tinguish it from a Daisy Wheel (if the ribbon is well inked). The only com- patibility problem I've encountered is with my XETEC SuperGraphix, which has as the only access to some features identical codes used on the printer for other features. I often have to choose between using the interface features or setting the interface to transparent mode and using only the printer features. All in all, I highly recommend the KX-P-1080. <<John-Mark>> ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 6 Sun Jan 11, 1987 C.WOODWORTH [VideoWiz] at 20:21 PST I've had my 1091/Supergraphix combo for about 6 months now and LOVE The NLQ is wonderful, but the shining quality for me is graphics! I am using FLEXIDRAW with light pen to do my own printed-Circuit boards. The quality is fantastic. I take my art from the printer down to a local Graphics House, they shoot me a negative 1:1, and I photo-etch my circuit boards from that! I call it CHEEPIE-CAD. -pete. ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 7 Mon Jan 12, 1987 J.GILHOUSEN [JOHN-MARK] at 02:00 EST PETE: I'm impressed with the ingenuity of your "CAD-alike" application! I too love my Panasonic/Xetec combo, and use it to produce the newsletter of a local non-profit I do volunteer work for. With the NLQ and fonts, our small off- set press turns out some typeset-look- ing stuff! J-M ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 8 Tue Jan 13, 1987 ERETH-AKBE at 03:05 EST Gee, guys, I guess I am lucky. I bought MY 1091 right after they came out, and it has PROPORTIONAL printing, right on the outside switch (where compressed is now). The manual says the command is 27, 111, 0 not 112, though, so you might try that... Have had my 1091 and a XETEC GPI interface for about 2 years (give or take) and LOVE it. Best printer for the money. ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 9 Wed May 27, 1987 RICKOLSON [RickO] at 20:41 PDT This message on behalf of a friend, a Commodore C-64 user. Want to know if anyone out there can tell us if a Panasonic k 1091i printer will work on his C- 64. He is looking for a low cost printer, with NLQ capability, and has seen adds for this one. I am an IBM user, and don't know anything about the Commodores. Any help would be appreciated. Rick Olson I wrote the above off line, before I read the BB. Based on all of the good info in here, it is obvious that the 1091 i will work, but are any sp any special adapters or cables needed? Thanks for any help. ro ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 10 Thu May 28, 1987 DEB [*SysOp*] at 02:40 EDT Hiya Rick...! Your friend will need an interface. There are MANY out there, and some work better than others. One of the most reliable and flexible centronics interfaces has been the XETEC Super Graphics one, it comes with the cable to plug into your computer at one end, a box with easy to set dip switches to control fonts, linefeeds, translation and lots of other nonsense that us poor CBM people have to worry about, and has a cable out the other side that hooks directly into the centronics port on the printer. There are MANY interfaces, tho. Top importance your friend will want to check with in any interface: -* Does it claim to work specifically with MY printer? -* Will it give me CBM Graphics emulation <its important to some people> -* Can it understand Epson command codes? -* ...or any other standard codes? -* Is there a "Transparent" mode of operation as well as a completely translated printing?! -* Will the dealer let me bring my printer and software in to test it?! -* Will the dealer let me bring it back if it doesn't work? ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 11 Thu May 28, 1987 RICKOLSON [RickO] at 21:25 PDT Deb [*SysOp*] Thanks for the fast response. I am truly impressed with the speed and content of the response. More than anything else, I am impressed with your SIG here. From looking over you category list and several of the topic lists, you seem to have a really active and diverse SIG, loaded with good information on many subjects. I am giving my friend copies of all of my correspondence with this SIG, and should probably also drop a message in the appropriate topic for advice on a modem and software, so he can get in here himself. Thanks again for the assistance. Rick Olson ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 12 Thu Nov 26, 1987 F.MORRIS [westsider] at 13:05 EST Exactly the topic I was hoping for.....I recently read that the KX-P1091i was voted a Editors Choice and excetional value by PC Magazine. Gayle, (or anyone else) what is the difference between a 1091 and 1092? Also, any comments regarding comparison of Xetec Super, new Xetec Gold, and Hot Shot Plus? I am currently using MPS1000, but I don't think it is completely Epson compatible in IBM mode (can't find any Italics), so I have NO interface experience. Do they plug into the serial chain, any into the RS282 printer port? I want a better printer, text and graphics, but want it to be more industry standard (read future upgrade). Thanks, Fred. ---------- The above was written for TOP 5 before reading TOP 24, then moved so some Qs have been answered....but any new comments since last May still appreciated! ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 13 Thu Nov 26, 1987 DEB at 15:16 EST Well, your best interfaces, Fred, will be hooked right to the back of your disk drive. I believe there is an interface topic here already, tho- I'll start one if there isn't! <grin> ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 14 Mon Feb 20, 1989 HORO [-SysOp-] at 05:15 EST Jumping into the discussion over a year after the fact, there are TWO Panasonic 1091 models. The Panasonic 1091i (for 'improved,' I believe) HAS proportional spacing. The model without the 'i' does not. I don't believe it's being sold anymore, but someone may run across a used one and want to know the difference (love my 1091i) ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 15 Fri Mar 03, 1989 J.ADAMS at 00:08 EST Hello everyone, just thought I'd let you all know that I have recently replaced my 3 year old 1091 with panasonic's KX-1124 (24 pin). This new printer came in about the same price that I paid for the 1091 3 years ago ($320) and features true 24 pin print head, 5 build in fonts (front panel selectable), 5 pitches (front panel selectable), 6 different Line per inch settings (front panel selectable), built in tractors which can be switched to push or pull, QUIET print mode, 200 cps and 63 cps in letter quality. This printer is better than sliced bread, fast, excellent quality 24 pin letter quality, EPSON and IBM proprinter emulation, 360 DPI (dots per inch), and can take single sheet and envelopes without removing the fan fold paper. Anyone looking for a new printer shoul take a real hard look at this printer. P.S. during my search for a new printer, I was looking hard at the NEC 2200. Three different outfits all told me bad things about the NEC'S reliability. (and one from a store that sold it!) Panasonic comes w/ their usual 2 year warrantee. I would be interested in hearing from NEC owners. Jeff Adams ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 16 Thu Apr 27, 1989 A.K.QUINN [colonel] at 00:14 EDT Anyone know how to select printer driver in Paperclipiii when using the Panasonic KX-1124 (w/Xetec superGraphix)? Will Nec Pinwriter driver work? Wouls appreciate advice. A.K.Quinn ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 17 Fri Apr 28, 1989 DO-RAE-MI at 01:07 EDT I on occasion use Paperclip ii, with Xetec superGraphix, but I'm an Epson user myself. I have the supplemental printer file disk which I ordered to allow the model Epson to which I had access to work wtih the software. I checked it for any file that might be specificly for your printer, w/o success. If someone with a like printer doesn't have paperclipiii, you might try calling the customer support number. A disk containing specially created files sent in by Paperclip users to support their printers used to be available upon request (I don't recall how much green, if any I had to send in. I got my disk of printer files a while ago.). It's worth inquiring. Until I got my disk of specialty files, I just "hunt & pecked" through the printer files, til I hit one that produced something reasonable. Is the Panasonic supposed to be compatible in whole or in part with some other printers? *d,16 Ted ------------ Category 11, Topic 24 Message 18 Fri Apr 28, 1989 C128-BILL [Phoenix] at 15:52 EDT AK, Steve (customer support E.A.) says to set your print driver to NEC P6, and your interface to transparent mode. Also check page 185 for a description on setting the secondary address, as this also might have to be tweeked. He did not offer a secondary address to try, but you can check your interface manual. Also there is a 20 page addendum to the manual that explains the printer drivers (among other things) that can be had by sending in your old, original 64 PC III disk with a note requesting the addendum, and the updated disk. The will also send you a new 64 version disk, with some minor changes. send to: E.A. Customer Warrenty PO Box 7530 San Mateo, CA 94403-7578 While he could not guarantee 100% compatibility, he said that most printer functions would work. Bill J. ************ Topic 28 Fri May 08, 1987 T.M.TRIPP (Forwarded) Sub: Laser Printers General help and answers for those who own or are considering purchasing a laser printer. 9 message(s) total. ************ ------------ Category 11, Topic 28 Message 1 Fri May 08, 1987 T.M.TRIPP (Forwarded) I just wanted to open this subject to anyone interested. I work for a manufacturer of laser printers and would like to provide assistance for anyone who has or may want a laser printer. With the advance of the technology, LP's are now working their way into the PC market and will be showing up in the stores in the very near future, if not now. One thing to consider, most laser printers that will be sold (under any companies name) will be manufactured by one of two companies. These will be either "Cannon" or "Ricoh". Why pay more for a Laser printer because of the name on the outside when the print engines are the same. ------------ Category 11, Topic 28 Message 8 Thu Jul 21, 1988 S.PROCTOR1 at 22:56 CDT I'm having a little trouble using a Qume LaserTEN. I'm using a C-128, Easyscript via RS-232 at 2400bps. I have no trouble communicating, just sending multipage text files via EasyScript. Page 1 comes out right, but from their appears to loose sync with the pages, the header, page # appears in further & further down on the page with the end of the prev above. It looks like the printer has preset top/bottom margines, and its working against EasyScripts atempts to set these margines. I haven't been able to find the book for it, so as to the codes for this, ???, all I have are the codes for the chr sets, and extra ROM's. I have no complaint as to the output, beyond the above problem, other than it takes a few seconds of waiting to admire the results, as the paper prints and develops. *s Thanks, ------------ Category 11, Topic 28 Message 9 Sun Jul 24, 1988 D.RAY1 at 03:54 EDT Perhaps the printer has a skip perfs feature which is turned on? Another solution that might work would be to preview your document and note the page breaks, then put a force page command at the bottom of each. ************