Re: Printer Port Control Panel Settings

[vandry@CAM.ORG (Phillip Vandry)]

jimwong@owlnet.rice.edu (Jim Wong) writes:

>In article <1993Jan26.125601.9077@actrix.gen.nz> David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
>>In article <C1AxCH.9Iw@rice.edu> jimwong@owlnet.rice.edu (Jim Wong) writes:
>>> When do the control panel settings for the GS's printer port apply?
>>
>>In general, when printing from BASIC, or from any program that uses
>>either the Pascal or Basic entry points in the firmware, and doesn't
>>change the settings itself.

>Ok.  Does the ".PRINTER" device, when accessed via a GS/OS "file", use
>the Pascal firmware then?

More than likely. But .PRINTER also does some text formatting of its own
depending on how it's configured. A more "raw" device is the one GS/OS creates
for the printer port (.DEV3 on my system, I think). When GS/OS creates device
drivers, they simply use the ROM in $Cx00-CxFF.

>Jim Wong (jimwong@owlnet.rice.edu)
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