CXS128@psuvm.psu.edu (02/13/91)
Now that my old copy of 1st word is being replaced with Wordflair I need to
replace my ancient gemini-10x with a nice new 24 pin printer (can't afford a
laser printer). Does anyone out there have any recomendations on what printer
give good a output for use with GDOS?
John T.goo@hpindda.cup.hp.com (Michael Goo) (02/15/91)
When I was investigating printers (I bought a LaserJet IIP :-) I remember reading (in STart I think) that, while 24 pin printers are much better at printing their internal fonts, 9 pin printers are better for graphics, which is really what you are doing when you use GDOS fonts. Can someone confirm or deny this? While a laser printer may be out of your budget, an HP Deskjet can be had for not much more than your nicer 24 pin printers. Of course if you also want to do program listings, the DJ is probably a little slow. Of course, my opinion is biased since I work for HP. But, they're really nice printers... honestly. :-) Your pal Mike Goo
mjs@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Marc Sabatella) (02/20/91)
> When I was investigating printers (I bought a LaserJet IIP :-) I remember > reading (in STart I think) that, while 24 pin printers are much better at > printing their internal fonts, 9 pin printers are better for graphics, which > is really what you are doing when you use GDOS fonts. Can someone confirm > or deny this? Deny. The resolution of a 24-pin printer is simply better than that of a 8/9-pin. If your software doesn't know to to generate the bitmap for the higher resolution, then your are stuck with the 24-pins 8-pin emulation mode, which may indeed be somewhat worse than a true 8/9-pin. GDOS does support different font resolutions for 8/9 and 24 pin printer, so programs using GDOS fonts should indeed get better resolution with the 24 pin. I *know* the music I print with Notator looks a lot better; it uses GDOS fonts for chord symbols and a few other things. > While a laser printer may be out of your budget, an HP Deskjet can be had for > not much more than your nicer 24 pin printers. Far be it from me to discourage someone from buying an HP product :-), but most 24-pin printers support a "hex density" mode in which the resolution is technically a little better than a laser/Deskjet. Various factors conspire to keep the output from actually looking better. -------------- Marc Sabatella (marc@hpmonk.fc.hp.com) Disclaimers: 2 + 2 = 3, for suitably small values of 2 Bill and Dave may not always agree with me
schultzd@juliet.egr.msu.edu (David Schultz) (02/21/91)
I'm having problems printing fonts with MicroSoft Write and GDOS Version 1.1. I select "Graphics Print" in the "Printer Setup...", but when I "print", I get a "No valid PRD file selected!" I checked my assign.sys file and gdos.sys folder. Everything seems to be in order. Any ideas? HELP -- ||| David W. Schultz ||| ||| uunet[!rutgers!mailrus]!frith!schultzd ||| / | \ Work Phone: (517)-353-8891 / | \ / | \ "Just gimme a STacy laptop!" / | \
schultzd@sierra.egr.msu.edu (David Schultz) (02/24/91)
I'll answer my own question... I ONLY HAVE 0.5meg. I CAN'T LOAD THE FONTS!!!!!!!!!! Later... -- ||| David W. Schultz ||| ||| uunet[!rutgers!mailrus]!frith!schultzd ||| / | \ Work Phone: (517)-353-8891 / | \ / | \ "Just gimme a STacy laptop!" / | \