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Re: ACT Writer 12S Wide carriage dot matrix

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From: Harry Broomhall
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 00:00
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Paul Alcock wrote:
> 
> I recently bought an ACT dot matrix printer which came without any
> drivers. Can the ACT do graphics ?
> Does anyone know which of the Win3.1 drivers is closest to the ACT or
> where on the net I could find the proper drivers ?
> 


   From memory this unit was a badged machine, but not an Epson,
which was the pre-eminent make at that time.  I believe that it had
Epson MX100 emulation but I'll have to have a look in my archives
to check.
   Graphics are possible on such a beast, but I question why you
would want to bother.  Current ink-jet designs are so cheap, and are
so much better and faster that I would have thought messing about
with such an old unit would be a waste of time?  If you want larger
than A4 the Epson A3 printer is not exactly expensive now.

   Regards,
      Harry.
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Subject: Re: ACT Writer 12S Wide carriage dot matrix
Date: 1997/02/24
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