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From: s_schmidt@cgoo01.dec.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: ProPrinter Driver
Message-ID: <6907@decwrl.DEC.COM>
Date: Sat, 13-Dec-86 12:01:06 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 13 12:01:06 1986
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>I have been using the "screendump" program provided by C. Scheppner(sp?)
>of CBM, and by setting the correct parameters I get graphic dumps from
>my IBM(oooo...) Proprinter(which I wrote my own driver for) which are
>as good as that printer can perform and match up to any MAC output I've
>seen. The trick was essentially working with 1-bit plane images (i.e.
>black and white) and setting the parameters so the Amiga doesn't try
>to dither the pixels, but instead prints them 1 to 1. Send me mail
>if you need more information.

Being a generally lazy type individual...would you mind sending me a 
copy of your driver for the ProPrinter?

No point re-inventing the wheel, eh?  (Had to throw in the "eh" just
to satisfy all you south of the border types.)

Thanks,

Stu Schmidt
Digital Equipment
Calgary, Alberta