zz96sr@net1.ucsd.edu (Steve Rusk) (09/30/88)
If there are any Paperclip III users out there.......
1. Does Paperclip III support serial printers?
Yes No
2. What method of copy protection does Paperclip III use?
None Dongle Disk
3. Are files created by the original Paperclip compatible
with Paperclip III?
Yes No
Thanks in Advance
Stevedennisf@marque.mu.edu (Dennis Flaherty) (10/01/88)
In article <1170@ucsd.EDU> zz96sr@net1.ucsd.edu (Steve Rusk) writes: > > If there are any Paperclip III users out there....... > > 1. Does Paperclip III support serial printers? > Yes No YES! It supports the following, from my documentation: C-1515 Epson MX Series Okidata ML82/82A/83A C-1525 Epson MX II Series Okidata ML84,ML92 MPS-801 (Graftrax Plus) Okimate 10,120? C-1526 Epson FX and RX Series NEC PC8023A MPS-802 Epson LQ1500 NEC Spinwriter 5530/7730 MPP-1361 Epson LX80 NEC Pinwriter P6/P7 MPS-1000 Gemini 10/10X C.Itoh 8510A,1550 MPS-803 Gemini 15/15X Seikosha GP-550CD Centrnics 737 Silver Reed EXP400,500 Canon 1080A Commodore PETSCII Citizen MSP-10/15 True ASCII Citizen MSP-20/25 True ASCII with backspace Mannesman Tally MT160 Diablo Compatible Printers Blue Chip M120/10 Juki 6000,6100 Panasonic KXP1090,1091 > 2. What method of copy protection does Paperclip III use? > None Dongle Disk None. PCIII includes a copy program for those who don't have their own, so the owner can make backups. > 3. Are files created by the original Paperclip compatible > with Paperclip III? > Yes No Yes, you can even load files from other wordprocessors. However, there is no mention in the documentation as to whether old files can be simply loaded and processed without any modification. Generally, I'm really happy with PCIII. I run my backup on my C-128 and I'm convinced it has every feature the others have. I particularly like the wordwrap, spell-checker, menus, and the capibility to print the output to a file that I can upload to my university's computers (using kermit; the built-in terminal package doesn't handle vt100 escape sequences and only uses xmodem). It uses the RGB screen to show an 80-by-50 video preview-- yes, that's 50 rows. What leaves much to be desired is the editor; while I can open and delete lines, PCIII only lets me move around one character at a time, up, down, left, or right, or by one screenful up or down, or to the beginning/end of the buffer. I'd like to move to the end/beginning of a line or sentence or paragraph. I've discovered other nuisances with inserting tabs and CRs. Perhaps the unix editors have spoiled me.:-) The program has so many features that to do justice to PCIII would be to show you the 200-page manual. Hope this helps. -- Dennis Flaherty, Marquette University ,------------------------------- dennisf%marque@csd1.milw.wisc.edu / "The best diplomat I know is 315GFLAH@MUCSD.BITNET ,-------' a fully activated phasor bank." dennisf@marque.mu.edu / -Lt.Cmdr. Scotty, "A Taste of Armageddon"
dwl10@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey) (10/03/88)
In article <1170@ucsd.EDU> zz96sr@net1.ucsd.edu (Steve Rusk) writes: > > > > If there are any Paperclip III users out there....... > > 1. Does Paperclip III support serial printers? > > Yes No > I believe it does. > 2. What method of copy protection does Paperclip III use? > > None Dongle Disk > None. I am running mine off of a 1581 disk. > 3. Are files created by the original Paperclip compatible > with Paperclip III? > > Yes No > Yes, but if you use headers and footers, you will probably want to update your source to use the new, better, format. > > Thanks in Advance > Steve I am running paper clip 3 on my 128. It will run in 80 column mode, if you have an RGB monitor, or 40 column mode. Using my 1581 disk drive, it runs fast! . -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- "This isn't Heaven, this is Cleveland!!!!" Dave Lowrey Amdahl Corp. Houston, Texas (713)-850-8828 ...!{ames,sun,decwrl,uunet,....}!amdahl!dwl10 [ The opinions expressed <may> be those of the author and not necessarily those of his most eminent employer. ]
Geoffrey.Welsh@isishq.FIDONET.ORG (Geoffrey Welsh) (10/04/88)
> From: zz96sr@net1.ucsd.edu (Steve Rusk) > Date: 30 Sep 88 14:11:26 GMT > Message-ID: <1170@ucsd.EDU> > If there are any Paperclip III users out there....... I worked with Steve Douglas on PaperClips II and III until about a year ago. > 1. Does Paperclip III support serial printers? YES. It's configurable in a menu, and the configurations can be saved to disk so that they become default in the future. The maximum speed you can run a serial printer at depends on your machine; the C128 in 80-column mode will allow you to run 9600 (the top speed supported in the telecom module) and, although you might be able to set the baud rate as high as 7200 in 40-column mode (or on C64s), I don't suggest going above 4800 (3600 for safety). I recently wrote some much better code that would have allowed higher transfer rates, but Steve turned them down, saying that there really wasn't much justification for adding them at this point. This shouldn't be a problem, since I don't expect to find PaperClip connected to too many printers that can run more than 300 CPS anyway... > 2. What method of copy protection does Paperclip III use? Trust. EA wanted to use a key disk system, but we found that it had a 25% failure rate in OUR 1541's, which were scrupulously maintained (read: never used). We shuddered to think of the failure rate out there in a public of badly aligned drives. Disk copy protection was out, since we wanted to allow users to back up the disk. Dongles were prohibitively expensive - by the time they got through the markups at every step of the marketing chain, they added $10 or more to the shelf price of the product, so they were scrapped. > 3. Are files created by the original Paperclip compatible > with Paperclip III? Definitely. And, in addition to PaperClip's long-standing abilty to write text to sequential files, you now have the ability to save them in TRUE ASCII. Geoff ( watmath!isishq!izot ) NOTE: I'm not worried. Who would ever want to sue ME? -- Geoffrey Welsh - via FidoNet node 1:221/162 UUCP: ...!watmath!isishq!Geoffrey.Welsh Internet: Geoffrey.Welsh@isishq.FIDONET.ORG