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Article #879Re: Wordperfect drives Apple LaserWriter
From: David Matthews
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1986 06:10
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1986 06:10
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In article <4633@mimsy.UUCP> preuss@mimsy.UUCP (Don Preuss) writes:
> You may wish to think twice about getting Wordperfect 4.2 for its LW
>ability. It does not speak Postscript. What it does do, is download a
>printer program to the LW and print to that. The printer program source is
>included (because it has to be copied to the printer). The printer is a 2
>font style printer with multiple font sizes (the fonts are Helvetica and
>Times).
>Uucp: ...seismo!umcp-cs!preuss
>Arpa: preuss@Maryland
>301-496-2265
Can anyone say more about the Wordperfect/LW connection? (Version 4.2 hasn't
made it here yet.) I suppose the PC has to be attached via Appletalk. Using
what Appletalk adapter? How well does the screen image represent the
proportional fonts?
-- Dave
ARPA: matthews@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!ames!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!cae780!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!batcomputer!matthews From: matthews@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (David Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Wordperfect drives Apple LaserWriter Message-ID: <1791@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Date: Fri, 12-Dec-86 01:10:23 EST Article-I.D.: batcompu.1791 Posted: Fri Dec 12 01:10:23 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Dec-86 07:09:46 EST References: <2047@dalcs.UUCP> <270@apple.UUCP> <2255@ecsvax.UUCP> <1986Nov13.003632.22736@utcs.uucp> <4633@mimsy.UUCP> Reply-To: matthews@batcomputer.UUCP (David Matthews) Distribution: net Organization: Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ithaca NY Lines: 22