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Printer question [message #122050] Wed, 20 July 2005 22:17 Go to next message
Anonymous
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Originally posted by: Team Hendricks

Hoi all,
I normally use a Star 10X printer on my C= system, I have recently acquired
an MPS-801.
Question is, how well does the 801 print graphics compared to a 10X or other
C= printers?

Tnx.
Re: Printer question [message #122062 is a reply to message #122050] Thu, 21 July 2005 01:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Payton Byrd is currently offline  Payton Byrd
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Team Hendricks wrote:

> Hoi all,
> I normally use a Star 10X printer on my C= system, I have recently acquired
> an MPS-801.
> Question is, how well does the 801 print graphics compared to a 10X or other
> C= printers?
>
> Tnx.
>
>
>
>
Anything starting with MPS-8 sucks, IMHO.

Since we're on the topic of printers and C=, I recently picked up a
Cannon BJC-25. Does anyone know if GEOS drivers exist for this printer?

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Re: Printer question [message #122119 is a reply to message #122050] Thu, 21 July 2005 14:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mike Parson is currently offline  Mike Parson
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In article <EADDe.23518$yC5.17938@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com>,
Team Hendricks <no1is@home.com> wrote:
> Hoi all,
> I normally use a Star 10X printer on my C= system, I have recently acquired
> an MPS-801.
> Question is, how well does the 801 print graphics compared to a 10X or other
> C= printers?

I had one of the MPS printers, can't remember which one (801? 803?).

IIRC, they were like 7 pin printers, sucked for doing straight text
printing (no decenders on lower-case letters, etc). When printing
graphics out of stuff like GEOS, you only got like 70% of the page
fitting, blown up to the full-page. The driver would compensate when
printing out of the word-processor.

I've never used a Star 10X, my next printer was an Epson 9 pin and a
SuperGraphics IEC->Centronics adapter.

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Re: Printer question [message #122138 is a reply to message #122062] Thu, 21 July 2005 17:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Anonymous
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Originally posted by: Team Hendricks

"Payton Byrd" <plbyrd@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Team Hendricks wrote:
>
>> Hoi all,
>> I normally use a Star 10X printer on my C= system, I have recently
>> acquired an MPS-801.
>> Question is, how well does the 801 print graphics compared to a 10X or
>> other C= printers?
>>
>> Tnx.
>>
>>
>>
> Anything starting with MPS-8 sucks, IMHO.
>
> Payton Byrd

Okay, that's an opinion I guess. Care to say whay it sucks, or is that it?

Tnx
Re: Printer question [message #122139 is a reply to message #122119] Thu, 21 July 2005 17:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Anonymous
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Originally posted by: Team Hendricks

"Mike Parson" <mparson+usenet@SPAMBURGER.bl.org> wrote in message
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> In article <EADDe.23518$yC5.17938@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com>,
> Team Hendricks <no1is@home.com> wrote:
>> Hoi all,
>> I normally use a Star 10X printer on my C= system, I have recently
>> acquired
>> an MPS-801.
>> Question is, how well does the 801 print graphics compared to a 10X or
>> other
>> C= printers?
>
> I had one of the MPS printers, can't remember which one (801? 803?).
>
> IIRC, they were like 7 pin printers, sucked for doing straight text
> printing (no decenders on lower-case letters, etc). When printing
> graphics out of stuff like GEOS, you only got like 70% of the page
> fitting, blown up to the full-page. The driver would compensate when
> printing out of the word-processor.
>
> I've never used a Star 10X, my next printer was an Epson 9 pin and a
> SuperGraphics IEC->Centronics adapter.
>
> --
> Michael Parson
> mparson@bl.org

Thanks Michael,

I was wondering what the big difference with them is. 7 pins would not be
good.

The Star 10X is a 9 pin printer and does graphics pretty good.
I use a Super Graphics adaptor with it.

Tnx
Re: Printer question [message #122142 is a reply to message #122138] Thu, 21 July 2005 17:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Team Hendricks wrote:

> "Payton Byrd" <plbyrd@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:v%FDe.9692$do5.2786@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
>
>
>> Team Hendricks wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hoi all,
>>> I normally use a Star 10X printer on my C= system, I have recently
>>> acquired an MPS-801.
>>> Question is, how well does the 801 print graphics compared to a 10X or
>>> other C= printers?
>>>
>>> Tnx.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Anything starting with MPS-8 sucks, IMHO.
>>
>> Payton Byrd
>>
>>
>
> Okay, that's an opinion I guess. Care to say whay it sucks, or is that it?
>
> Tnx
>
>
>
>
They don't have true character descenders and the dots don't even come
close to touching.

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Re: Printer question [message #122170 is a reply to message #122142] Thu, 21 July 2005 22:16 Go to previous message
Anonymous
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Originally posted by: Team Hendricks

"Payton Byrd" <plbyrd@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Team Hendricks wrote:
>
>> "Payton Byrd" <plbyrd@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>> news:v%FDe.9692$do5.2786@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
>>
>>> Team Hendricks wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hoi all,
>>>> I normally use a Star 10X printer on my C= system, I have recently
>>>> acquired an MPS-801.
>>>> Question is, how well does the 801 print graphics compared to a 10X or
>>>> other C= printers?
>>>>
>>>> Tnx.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Anything starting with MPS-8 sucks, IMHO.
>>>
>>> Payton Byrd
>>>
>>
>> Okay, that's an opinion I guess. Care to say whay it sucks, or is that it?
>>
>> Tnx
>>
>>
> They don't have true character descenders and the dots don't even come
> close to touching.
>
Thanks man.

I still might get a ribbon for it (if I can find one cheap).
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