Re: Need InkJet Printer For IIc

[bpvh@shell1.fullfeed.com (Bradley VonHaden)]

gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (Greg R. Achenbach) wrote:

>gachot@azur.enet.dec.com () writes:
>>
>>     I would appreciate it if you would reply to this note with
>>     information on compatible InkJet Printers for the IIc.
>>
>You have a few options that I know of.  If you got an HP
>DeskJet 500 or 550C (one of the ones with serial ports), you
>could hook it up to the IIc with no problems.  You could use
>other models of HP (or possibly other brands) if you had one
>of those Sserial to parallel converters.  The problem is
>going to be software drivers.  The only 8-bit programs that
>support HP printers are PublishIt!4 and the newer versions of
>AppleWorks.If you got an Epson emulation cartridge for the HP
>500, that would open up more possibilities.

Any ProDOS 8 program that allows the user to define printer codes can
be used without the Epson emulation cartridge.  Proterm is one of
these.  While AW 4 and above have DJs as printer choice, AW 3 (and I
believe those below) can print to the DJs; the user must enter the
appropriate codes in one of the custom printer areas.  There are
several text files that explain how this is done.

Be aware that using the Epson emulation cartridge reduces print
quality substantially - to about what you would get with a dot matrix
printer.  For programs that do not allow the user to define printer
codes, alas it is the only option.

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