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Re: Parallel Daisy-wheel on Mac SE

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From: paul
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1987 12:23
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This is a portion of a recent posting from R. Crispin.  I have since
tried GDT softworks Mac Daisy Link, which is actually quite good.  
Unfortunately, it is not 100% compatible with MS Word.  Other than
that it is pretty good.  I haven't checked with the other products.
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GDT Softworks Inc.
Suite D, 2800 Douglas Road,
Burnaby,BC
Canada    V5C 5B7
(604)291-9121
800-663-6222
-They have 2 sets of print drivers. One called PRINT-LINK works with   
 dot matrix printers. The other is called Mac Daisy Link and works with
 daisy wheel printers with or without single or multibin sheet feeders.
-See there ad on page 214 of MacUser Vol3 No 10 Oct 87 for more info
 or page 192 of MacWorld Sept. 87

SoftStyle
7192 Kalanianaole Highway
Honolulu, HI
USA   96825
-They have a product called Printworks for the Mac. It is a dot matrix
 control system. They also have Epstart for Epson printers, Colormate for 
 color printing and Laserstart for use with an HP Laserjet.
-They also have a piece of hardware called the MacEnhancer which will
 let you hook a printer or plotter to the mac. It has serial and parallel
 ports
-see Page 206 of MacUser Vol 3 No 10 Oct 87
-it is also available form a number of mail order places
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Subject: Re: Parallel Daisy-wheel on Mac SE
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