Re: Re Apple II e.....Can I use Inkjet or Lasers ??????

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <53ubkj$jut@darla.visi.com>, Nathan Mates <nathan@visi.com> wrote:
>In article <53u4s9$1d5@jerry.loop.net>,  <exposures@loop.com> wrote:
>>Which printers available can I use with my old reliable Apple II e?
>>Would love an inkjet or Laser....Can you get me started?  Thank a
>>million.
>
>   This is detailed in the comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions
>posting, which is archived on the WWW at
>http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html
>
>   Short answer: you can use some printers, but not all programs will
>take advantage of their better resolution, (ironically) usually the
>graphical programs.
>
>--- Quote from the FAQ:
>Q#18 Can I hook up a LaserWriter, DeskJet, etc to my Apple //e?
>
>A: A number of them. The best bet is probably the HP DeskJet series.
>
>Most supported printers have either regular serial or parallel
>connections. The tricky part is getting the software to do what you
>want. The DeskJet, for example will print very nice-looking text with
>regular old "PR#1". But if you want to change the font or print
>graphics, you may have to purchase some software. One excellent
>program for these types of printers is PublishIt 4.
>
>For AppleWorks fans, there is the program called SuperPatch. Among
>it's patches is a cool DeskJet 500 (most DeskJet 6xx printers should
>be compatible, but check the documentation) printer driver. You can
>print sideways, and change fonts with normal AppleWorks commands. The
>DeskJet driver is built in to AW 4.0 and later.
>
>The Apple Stylewriter family is not supported by any //e program to my
>knowledge.
>
>--- End quoting from the FAQ

It mentions Laserwriter up there, but then doesn't say a thing about using
one with a //e. If you have a workstation card in your //e, you can download
the imagewriter emulator to any laserwriter with postscript and print to it
just like it were an imagewriter. I've done this with my //e and PLW NTR and
it works great. I've tried it with Appleworks, Proterm, and BASIC even.
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Randy Shackelford                                 
shack@frii.com