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Printers used by Apple ][s and printers today? [message #380258] Mon, 28 January 2019 13:00 Go to next message
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Originally posted by: Leon Sargent

Do I understand that the printers that were used with the Apple ][ line including the GS were line printers and used escape characters to control the printer?

If that is correct then is this also true? That Harmonie printer drivers for the GS allowed the use of (PCL) Post Script printing?

Leon
Re: Printers used by Apple ][s and printers today? [message #380324 is a reply to message #380258] Tue, 29 January 2019 16:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Christopher G. Mason is currently offline  Christopher G. Mason
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On 1/28/2019 1:00 PM, Leon Sargent wrote:
> Do I understand that the printers that were used with the Apple ][ line including the GS were line printers and used escape characters to control the printer?
>
> If that is correct then is this also true? That Harmonie printer drivers for the GS allowed the use of (PCL) Post Script printing?
>
> Leon
>
Almost all 8-bit Apple II software that prints will support the Apple
ImageWriter line of printers, followed closely by the Epson 9-pin dot
matrix printers (Epson FX and JX line). Very limited software supports
anything newer like the 24-pin Epson LQ series. Harmonie offered limited
driver support the HP PCL inkjet printers along with HP PCL Laserjets
(and compatibles). Harmonie also came with "enhanced" ImageWriter and
ImageWriter LQ drivers and a black and white Epson LQ driver. Apple
provided PostScript support in GS/OS via the LaserWriter driver.
Re: Printers used by Apple ][s and printers today? [message #384197 is a reply to message #380324] Mon, 27 May 2019 00:13 Go to previous message
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Originally posted by: SHartz40

Epson Stylus Photo 750 inkjet notes:

12:02 AM (2 minutes ago)


The latest on the above printer.
1) Use ONLY a Grappler plus or probably a ProGrappler parallel card in slot 1 (no luck at ALL with an Epson APL card!)
2) for GS/OS Programs, install the Epson driver from the 6.0.1 Install disk using the Installer.
3) Install the Grappler Plus driver from Harmony in slot 1
4) remember to use the control panels to set your slot 1 to 'My Card'
5) from the DC printer control panel , choose the Grappler plus above, and Epson below
6 )print away! (Teach, EgoEd,,AWGS etc) using condensed mode

For Appleworks 5.1

1) setup a custom printer (from Other Activities --> select standard settings...--> printer settings. with the following:
Interface card : control-I 0N (for the grappler) thats a zero
Under printer codes: 10 cpi = Escape@ 12 cpi - Escape M 17cpi - escape g
6 lines per inch. Escape 2. 8 LPI : escape 0
boldface begin: Escape G boldface end: Escape H
subscript begin: Escape S control H. Subscript end: Escape T
superscript begin: Escape S superscript end: Escape T
underlining begin: Escape 1 underlie end : Escape 0

ie "Printer has start stop commands"

BTW, I had NO LUCK with a serial cable connection to the 750 Stylus no matter what drivers I trie, Harmony or otherwise. Others have supposedly had success, but I did not! (see previous posting above )
The output in AW 5..1 is GREAT! Real good is GS/OS too. Poor for graphics, however.
see also: Apple IIGS superb 360dpi printing to Epson LQ (TrueType fonts!). on youtube
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