Re: replacement inkjet printer for Apple 2

[e p chandler <epc8@juno.com>]

On Nov 23, 2:47 am, A2Aviator <a2avia...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Epson still offers the C88+ - which the specifications list as having
> parallel and USB.

I'm amazed that it prints at all. Well it prints a few characters and
hangs.
Slowing down the output speed to a dead crawl helps somewhat. It looks
like a handshaking problem.

> The question begs, is it centronics or the other higher density
> connector. But it does support ESCP/2 protocol, which is downward
> compatible with ESC and that means the Harmony, Independence and Epson-
> APL drivers will work with it. I've used various Epson models over the
> years on A2's without any issues. You may not get color from any
> standard print drivers, but you can get color from Printshop, and from
> AppleWorks using ESC codes to turn it on the same way as the
> ImageWriter II/LQ.

Sorry, I'm not using any software at all [grin], no DOS, just PR#1.

> ...which is also another option for you, find an ImageWriter II, blast
> out the head with denatured alcohol and then put a bit if silicone
> spray in where the wires are passing through the front. WD-40 is
> *bad*. Those C-iToh ribbons are still pretty common.
>
> Okidata, Epson and C-iToh are basically it ribbon wise.

I thought that the Epson was a stupid Win printer - but it does print
from MS-DOS (that provided by Win95).

 elliot