[net.micro.pc] Graphics Printing Query

Peter.Monta@cmu-cs-g.arpa (04/22/84)

Does anyone know the meaning of the graphics printer escape codes ESC Y and
ESC Z?  The Guide to Operations, page 3-31, fails to explain what "cannot
print on consecutive dot positions" means; my feeling is that the printer
should be capable of 240x216 dots/inch resolution (using ESC Z) if the
print head traverses a single line three times.

Any wisdom about the IBM graphics printer would be much appreciated.

Peter Monta
monta@cmu-cs-g

jph@whuxle.UUCP (04/28/84)

#R:sri-arpa:-1261200:whuxle:22700028:000:198
whuxle!jph    Apr 28 08:15:00 1984

If you can find someone with an EPSON FX-80 instruction
manual, you will learn the secrets of the IBM graphics
printer. ESC 'Y' is double density graphics and ESC 'Z' is
qaudruple density graphics.