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Re: Microsoft Windows and MS support?

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From: Bob Mathias.
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 1988 13:54
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> Hardware compatibility is also an issue. ...  

GEM only offers limited printer hardware support wereas Windows supports
a wide range of printers.  We use a fair number of dot matrix printers at
work and found that GEM prefers Epson compatible printers.  It is a shame,
but because of printer support, many people use Inavison under Windows
instead of GEM Draw (a product I prefer).

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Bob Mathias			uucp:  ...uunet!ccicpg!uis-oc!nebo
Unisys Corporation		CIS:   70340,165
Mission Viejo, Ca.
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From: nebo@uis-oc.UUCP (Bob Mathias.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Microsoft Windows and MS support?
Message-ID: <184@uis-oc.UUCP>
Date: 11 Apr 88 13:54:53 GMT
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Organization: UNISYS,Orange County, Mission Viejo, Ca.
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Summary: GEM offers limited printer support