Re: Deskjet 500 and applesoft

[az268@chebucto.ns.ca (Jonathan Adams)]

Jim Pendarvis (jpendarv@patriot.net) wrote:

: The Deskjet 500 I picked up last year works really well with Applewroks
: and other programs, but I cannot print (catalog or program listings) from
: basic. Nor can I print assembly listings from merlin. All I get is a mess
: of extended (hi-bit) characters.

: The Imagewriter manual says that Applesoft always sends characters to the
: printer with the hi-bit set. I read elsewhere that the problem is the
: super serial card always sets the bit high when accessed from PR#1. I
: understand that the Grappler lets you select 7-bit characters, but the SSC
: does not have that option.

: What can I do to print to the Deskjet from basic? How do other programs
: manage to do it?

: jim





You could try to find an Epson FX-80 emulation cartridge for the printer
(HP part number HP22707F I think). I need to find one for my DeskJet 500.

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