Re: FS: A StyleWriter for your Apple

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In article <19991019011709.04132.00000433@ng-fo1.aol.com>,
Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>news@chakotay.ncc74656.org (News system) wrote:
>>True.  I "rescued" one from a trash can...
>
>The StyleWriter is an excellent printer.  I was kind of sad
>when mine died.

I've kinda noticed that in what little printing I've done with it so far. 
I've mostly sent it text from ShadowWrite, but it's produced output almost
as good as the DeskJet 682C that my clones use.  Not bad at all for as old
as it is.

>>No matter what computer you have, an Epson inkjet printer is about the last
>>printer I would recommend to anybody.  The nozzles are more susceptible to
>>clogging than most other printers, and because they're a permanent part of
>>the printer instead of a disposable item like in HP/Canon/Lexmark inkjet
>>printers, when (not if) they get clogged up, you'll have to send the printer
>>into service to have it fixed.
>
>I didn't know that.  They seem like such good printers for
>the PC.  I mean, the photo quality is stunning.  Much
>better than similarly priced HP printers.

I've run side-by-side comparisons of both, each running at its top-quality
level.  I wouldn't describe the print quality from an Epson as "much better"
than from an HP.  At best, they're about even.  Factor in the HP's faster
print speed and better reliability, and it's a no-brainer.  DPI isn't
everything anymore.

>I don't know about 8-bit apps, but Canon and Epson ink
>jet printers emulate the Epson LQ models, not the FX
>models.  As such, the emulation supports 360 dots per
>inch print.  At least that's what the printer generates using
>Epson LQ emulation in 16-bit GS programs using
>Harmonie.

The 8-bit apps I've used tend to only know about 9-pin printers.  I think a
newer version of SuperFonts might've been released to go with AppleWorks 4.x
or 5.x and it might support a wider range of printers, but I still have the
AppleWorks 3.0 (on 5.25" floppies) that I bought ten years ago.  I don't
remember if Publish-It! had support for any 24-pin printers.  I don't think
it did.  It did provide limited PCL support (but with print quality no
better than from a dot-matrix printer) and PostScript support (which is what
you used if you had access to a PostScript-compatible printer).

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