pascal@CAM.ORG (Pascal Gosselin) (11/30/90)
The latest project I am working on will involve printing text in draft mode on a form which is about 12 inches wide. An impact printer is required (multipart form) for the job. Now, the only wide carriage printers that I have worked with on the Mac are the LQ (very scarry stuff...) and the old ImageWriter XL 15 inch model. I am very concerned about the programming aspects of using draft mode on an LQ (or any mode on the LQ for that matter!). I would rather use a PC-Type wide carriage printer and use a software and hardware combo to make it look like an ImageWriter II with a wide carriage. What is the best approach to printing wide forms in draft mode??? -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pascal Gosselin | Internet: P.Gosselin@CAM.ORG Applelink: CDA0585 | | Gest-Mac Inc. Apple VAR | Voice (514) 767-4444 Fax (514) 767-7337 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) (11/30/90)
In article <1990Nov29.200121.16718@CAM.ORG> pascal@CAM.ORG (Pascal Gosselin) writes: > > The latest project I am working on will involve printing text in >draft mode on a form which is about 12 inches wide. An impact >printer is required (multipart form) for the job. > > Now, the only wide carriage printers that I have worked with >on the Mac are the LQ (very scarry stuff...) and the old ImageWriter XL >15 inch model. > > I am very concerned about the programming aspects of using draft >mode on an LQ (or any mode on the LQ for that matter!). I would rather >use a PC-Type wide carriage printer and use a software and hardware >combo to make it look like an ImageWriter II with a wide carriage. > > What is the best approach to printing wide forms in draft mode??? For doing draft mode, you should probably use the serial port directly (violating every standard in the book, but getting the job done)-- that way you can program for a specific printer without problems (Mac high level positioning is UGLY in draft mode). For the hardware part, I've got an IW 15" I'd part with for, say, a LaserWriter IINTX :-) -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu .sig under construction, like the rest of this campus.