Re: IIGS Word Processors (Was Re: Apple II Celebration)

[NO%lesh%SPAM%erjt%HERE@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Tilghman Lesher)]

Bryan Ogawa (bkogawa@primenet.com) wrote:
: "Joseph E. Walsh" <ransom@connect.iconnect.net> writes:

: >On Sat, 3 May 1997, Joseph E. Walsh wrote:

: >> Conclusion:  For the time being, I'll use AW 5.1.  If I can get it to 
: >> work with the DeskWriter, so much the better.  If not, I'll have to hope 

: >I'm sorry for responding to my own post, but I couldn't let that 
: >boneheaded line go without retraction. :)  Of course, the DW 600 doesn't 
: >work with AW 5.1, because AW 5.1 doesn't use the speedy printer port 
: >driver...

: Unfortunately, the answer is yes.  I hate to say it, but you need the
: DeskJet , not the DeskWriter (or, actually, any non-Mac specific
: printer), and you will be set, I suspect.  DeskWriters don't have internal
: fonts in the "hey, I'll send ASCII to the printer and the printer will
: spit out stuff in typewriter fonts" sort of way, AFAIK (at least, the old
: ones don't).  I think there was an AW extension thing that took care of
: this, but I don't know if it works with the 600 or if it's available for
: AW5 .

The Deskwriter 540 has internal fonts.  I haven't figured out, however,
how to get it to select anything but the default font and size.

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