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Article #3489Re: Non-Apple Printers for the Mac?
From: Roger Tang
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1989 05:32
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1989 05:32
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Epson has released a print driver that allows a Mac to print on all Epson compatible 24-pin printers. I use it on my 24-pin LQ-800 and it works fairly well. It's not quite as fast as a real-true-blue Imagewriter--- but it's loads faster than a Grappler. Print quality is tolerable in draft mode, pretty decent (though real slow) in top quality. You can even use the resident fonts in the printer, which speeds things up enourmously. Price for the Epson package is $60-$70---plus whatever you pay for a 24-pin printer. Not a Laserwriter, but I did have an Epson lying around and...... -- Roger Tang Rest Home for Ex-Asian American Radical Pinko Commie Punks gwangung@blake.acs.washington.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!blake!gwangung From: gwangung@blake.acs.washington.edu (Roger Tang) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Non-Apple Printers for the Mac? Keywords: Epson, Seikosha Message-ID: <3360@blake.acs.washington.edu> Date: 24 Aug 89 05:32:36 GMT References: <4085@ncar.ucar.edu> Reply-To: gwangung@blake.acs.washington.edu (Roger Tang) Distribution: usa Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 19