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Article #35939Re: [24-pin printer/copy disk 3 1/2-5 1/4]
From: Ceri
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1989 15:14
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1989 15:14
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The simple answer to the printer driver question (using P-6 for LQ-500) is to
try it. The Epson is 180dpi vertically, 360dpi horizontally, whereas the NEC
is 360dpi both ways, but the driver may not use this; it may use the 180x180
mode, as the dots are 1/180 inch across, anyway. If this is the case then the
Epson may be able to handle it.
I have fixed up my old BBC 5.25" drive (80trk DS) to run with my ST; this
involved increasing the resistance pulling up the drive select line to Vcc. It
works fine, reading & writing IBM disks and reading, writing & formatting ST
disks. (I have a 40/80 track switch) If your 5.25" disks are in an MS-DOS
lookalike format then there should be no trouble.
Ceri.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!phoenix.cambridge.ac.UK!CHP10 From: CHP10@phoenix.cambridge.ac.UK (Ceri) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: [24-pin printer/copy disk 3 1/2-5 1/4] Message-ID: <9FB67655BC20AE20@UK.AC.CAM.PHX> Date: 13 Jan 89 15:14:59 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 13