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- From: carndt@zeus.calpoly.edu (Chris Arndt)
- Subject: Re: Renaissance...
- Message-ID: <1992Sep07.024310.114436@zeus.calpoly.edu>
- Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- References: <m0mQaYv-0000dEC@crash.cts.com> <1992Sep6.035415.3086@cbnewsd.cb.att.com>
- Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1992 02:43:10 GMT
- Lines: 51
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- In article <1992Sep6.035415.3086@cbnewsd.cb.att.com> bird@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (j.l.walters) writes:
- >From article <m0mQaYv-0000dEC@crash.cts.com>, by kimba@gnh-cathouse.cts.com (Kim Brennan):
- >>> From: philip@utstat.uucp (Philip McDunnough)
- >>> In article <m0mP9WM-0000NpC@crash.cts.com> ncp@gnh-cathouse.cts.com (Neal
- >>> Pitts) writes: >>> Will Harmonie drive DeskWriter? <<
- >>> >
- >>> >Harmonie will drive DeskWriter. If the add says it will drive DeskJet, then
- >>> >don't worry because the DeskJet and the Desk Writer are the same printer;
- >>> one >for the Mac (Writer) and one for the PC (Jet).
- >>>
- >>> The DW and the DJ are not the same printer ( direct from HP technical
- >>> support). It's not just an issue of different coloured cases.
- >>
- >> Correct. The DeskWriter is a Mac specific beast that has an Appletalk
- >> interface. It won't work from ProDOS 8, but can be used from GS/OS if one uses
- >> the DeskJET driver PLUS the high speed serial PORT driver the Bill Heineman
- >> wrote.
- >>
- Sorry for the long attribution, I couldn't figure out the best way to edit
- this... Anyway, the Deskjet/writer choice has been on my mind lately.
-
- Where I can I find the high speed PORT driver by Bill Heineman?
-
- Thanks,
-
- Chris
-
- >
- >Also, there are two other options that work with the DeskJet:
- >
- >1. Independence drives the DeskJet for 16 bit programs
- >
- >2. SuperPatch 8.0 has a driver for AppleWorks 3.0 that results in
- > STUNNING text if the P1 option is chosen in your WP file.
- >
- >One caveat about SuperPatch, it sends the wrong ESC codes in one
- >case for some versions of SuperPatch. It sends a 1 rather than a l (one
- >rather than a L). This has been reported to Quality Computers. As far
- >as I know, they WILL release and updated version. The further good news
- >is, you can correct it from the Appleworks printer menus AFTER you
- >install the drivers if you have an older version.
- >
- >The "more better news is," the printer works with ProTerm, etc., dumps
- >to PR#1. Buy it, it is GREAT!
- >--
- >
- >
- > Joe Walters att!ihlpw!bird
- > IH 2A-227 (708) 979-9527
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