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- This is a quick reference guide to help you determine how to use 2COL with your
- particular brand of printer. Most newer printers have an Epson emulation mode.
- Use the settings for the Epson printer below that matches the emulation
- specified in your printer manual. Before using 2COL be sure to follow the
- procedure described in the manual that puts your printer into the Epson mode.
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- If your printer is an older printer and not listed below, chances are that it
- will only print at 17 char/inch (unless the manual says otherwise). You should
- use the -W68 option with 2COL. You may not be satisfied with the results because
- most documents will be too wide for your printer to print in two columns (at 17
- char/in the maximum column width is 68). At best there will be no room for a
- left margin. Shareware reformatting programs which will narrow the document's
- page width prior to printing are provided to registered 2COL users (see
- REGISTER.DOC). These programs will usually allow adequate results to be obtained
- with a 17 char/inch printer.
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- If you printer has no Epson emulation, it can be made to work with 2COL in a
- limited way by creating your own setup string and using 2COL's -J-2 option. 2COL
- will work with some IBM mode printers at 17 char/inch.
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- Printer Usage Comments
- 2COL filename
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- Epson
- LX 20 char/inch
- FX-80,100 -W68 17 "
- FX-86e 20 "
- LQ series -Q 20 " All 24-pin printers
- Action 9 pin 20 "
- Action 24pin -Q 20 "
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- IBM
- Proprinter II -W68 17 "
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- All other IBMs are not directly compatible with 2COL. You can, however, create
- your own setup string and use 2COL's -J-2 option.
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- Citizen
- Use Epson mode (see manual)
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- Panasonic
- KXP10xx
- 9 pin -W68 17 "
- 24pin -Q 20 "
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- KXP11xx
- 9 pin 20 "
- 24pin -Q 20 "
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- HP Deskjet -J1 20 "
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- Bubblejet
- Epson LQ mode -Q 20 "
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- Tandy
- IBM mode -W68 17 "
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