PH> I don't have I-Paint, but the only inkjet I know of that *might* work in color is the BJ-4000. You can ask Paul Stelioff here in this echo about that.
I do have I-Paint but it never occured to me to try my BJC-4000 with I-Paint. I guess that will be my next project, I just put it on my list a few minutes ago. ;-)
PH>The BJ-4000 can use the Epson LQ-2550 driver, which is available for GEOS and a few other CBM programs.
I did use GeoPaint printouts in Color of files that were originated in 40 Column GeoPaint format. Illustrations as well as text come out printed quite well.
I use Speedscript 128+ and one can input color codes for text printed in color. The BJC-4000 has dip switches which allow one to use a choice of different fonts and then of course one can always change the fonts through the use of FontMaster 128 program. I did a number of printouts in Russian text in Color. The Russian text comes through the use of FontMaster 128. There are many changes one can make with FONTMASTER 128 so that the C-128 keyboard becomes a RUSSIAN Language text keyboard, or Arabic, or Greek, or Korean, or Hebrew and many more. By changing one's keyboard to text of another language one does have to realize that one should first be versed in the language and text that he has converted his C-128 keyboard to with the use of FontMaster 128. ;-)
The interface that I use is the XETEC Super Graphix GOLD interface which works well with the BJC-4000. I have the SENIOR XETEC Graphix Interfaces ( two of them ) but to date I did not try them with the BJC-4000. The XETEC GOLD Interface is just what the name suggests, ... the interface is worth its weight in GOLD! I have had this BJC for quite a few months already but there are so many things to try with it. One thing that I was very pleased was that CANON with their 1-800 number offer very good back up technical advice. It was surprising that when I called them for some docs the technical specialist I spoke with was very surprised that I could use the BJC-4000 with a C-128.
About 2 weeks after I purchased the BJC-4000 another local supplier had an exclusive whereby the retailer/supplier sold updated model, the BJC-4100. I understand that one gets a more varied range and additional selection of colors but to achieve that I think one has to go into "PC land" and run Windows etc. . My initial hestitancy in purchasing an ink jet printer was that quite some time back ( several years ago ) I saw some printouts with the early BJC-200's. Seeing the results in black and white I am glad I waited for the BJC-4000 so that I could print out text/etc. in several colors. The technology also has improved considerably where there is no smudging. The ink seems to dry virtually once the printhead releases it on your paper.
Needless to say, I still have two(2) MPS-801's with descender modifications and also a Texas Instruments 9 pin dot matrix ( like the Epson MX-80 ) printer. I have my BJC-4000 set up with my main C-128 setup where I have the SwiftLink, the Battery Backup unit for my 2 meg REU and the HD and all those '81, '71 and '41 drives as well as the TI Texas Instrument 32K exp. box and 2 drives and the 99/4 dot matrix printer. When I want to use the TI setup, the cable connections were made up to be compatible with the C-64, C-128 and TI monitor connections ( are similar-some are same ), and I merely slide in my TI console/keyboard(s). The MPS-801's are hooked up to my two other C-128 setups. The main Commodore/Texas Instruments Computer desk is also complemented with the CANON split-pack VT-30/VR-30 Tuner/Recorder VCR for video/computer applications. This accumulation all started with me first winning the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, then winning a C-64 and then winning the CANON split pack VCR in Contests. My time is now so taken up that sometimes I wish I never initially filled in those contest entry forms! ;-)
PH> I use my Panasonic 24 pin printer with an LQ-2500 driver, and it works okay, but could be better. Of course, our CBM machines aren't using 24 pin mode to it's full capability, but rather emulate 8/9 pin printers. I hope that answers some of your questions. Just to be sure, DO NOT BUY A BJ-210 PRINTER!! <grin>
THe BJC-4000 works well with GEOWRITE, GEOPAINT, GEOPUBLISH, Data Bases, Speedscript 128 + and several other word Processor Programs of mine. Then too it also works well with CP/M applications. I still have to try to configure it to my Internet setup that uses LYNX/Pine in ALL phases of Internet printouts. After using a lot of color text printout applications, ... guess what color I am on now. You guessed it, ... I am using the BLACK only cartridge! Hehehehe! ;-) I sure like using BJC-4000 with my Desterm V2.0 printout applications. In short, to you Myke and PHIL, ... all I can say it is a GREAT printer.
I mentioned a lot of things as above that are "old hat" to you PHIL, but for the benefit of other USERS, I mentioned a good mouthful with the plain use of our spoken English language. I prefer this to "ML" and TI Assembly Language! ;-)
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Geocable
From : Brett Tabke
To : Ismael Cordeiro
GS> I have an HP LaserJet IIP with a 2.5meg buffer.
IC> Wow! That's a buffer!
But, it really is'nt all that big of a buffer. Remember that a laser is a PAGE printer and a full page of 300x300dpi gfx/text is 1 meg. Some of the new lasers have memory compression schemes which make the most of the available RAM; but like my Oki 810 with 2 meg, can only store 2 pages of gfx and around 4 pages of straight ascii text. This may sound weird, but the little 8k buffer in my super gfx (xetec) will usualy store more TEXT output than the laser can.
...and before I get msgs from those less-in-the-know I should explain further.
A laser or LED printer must work up the entire page (dot by dot) in
memory before it is sent to the print drum for printing - it is the
nature of the dry toner, drum rotation, and heat fusion process that
the laser drum charge and discharge cycle must be completed for one
page on each print job. On the older style printers without RAM
optimisation (sp) that means printing one character or a page full
