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- Subject: Re: Can a Kaypro-4 PRINT Gif's on a dot matrix (RX-80)?? :}
- From: tommy@netlink.cts.com (Tom Williams)
- Message-ID: <0uTauB1w165w@netlink.cts.com>
- References: <1992Nov13.022720.21253@npal.rn.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 13:07:32 PST
- Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA
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- cstewart@npal.rn.com writes:
-
- > Has anyone ever written a program for a Kaypro-4 to
- > PRINT Gif's on a dot matrix printer?
- > I have an Epson RX-80.
-
- Well, Charles, now that I've dried all the tears from my eyes and can see
- what I'm doing again ...
-
- I own a Kaypro 10 (which I'll be posting about shortly), and I seem to
- remember that there is a program to print graphics with CP/M. While I
- can't remember ever using it, I do browse the local graveyards here once
- in a while.
-
- You might try writing your own program in, say, S-Basic (came with my
- machine), or in C using some of the DOS C routines for GIFs (again
- noticed while browsing local boards). The GIF structure is fairly simple
- once you understand how the compression algorhythm works. You could,
- then, replace the palette with patterns, one for each major color, and
- send the whole lot to the printer.
-
- A program written for the Commodore 64 and the Gemini 10x is still around
- somewhere (I have a copy of the compiled program, not the source). It's
- called ShadeyDump, and converts any Commodore graphic (bitmapped with
- separate palette of three selectable colors) to a pseudo-dithered
- monochrome file ready for printing. The program was featured in one of
- the Commodore magazines and should be easily translated to S-Basic or C.
-
- (I hear you snickering over there when I say Commodore, so STOP IT!!)
-
- I hope this helps. If I see something on a local board I'll mail it to
- you.
-
- Tom
-
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