rjs@pur-ee.UUCP (07/09/83)
#N:ecn-ec:6700013:000:335
ecn-ec!rjs Jul 7 10:58:00 1983
I am considering purchasing a dot-matrix printer.
Any comments on the Gemini 10 would be greatly
appreciated. It appears to have features equivalent
to Epson and NEC, but no dealer in the area
stocks them. Information on print quality and
interfacing problems is of most interest.
Bob Safranek
{ucbvax,icalqua}!pur-ee!rjssdyer@bbn-unix@sri-unix.UUCP (07/18/83)
From: Steve Dyer <sdyer@bbn-unix> I just purchased a Gemini 10X printer, and so far I've had no problems with it. It seems to be a great value for the money ($319 from Computers Plus in Littleton MA, a mail order firm) I have heard that it's Epson compatible, though I can't vouch for that. It's billed as a 120cps printer, though that seems a bit optimistic; 80 cps is more like it. I'm using the parallel version on my TRS-80 Color Computer along with a Botek serial-to-parallel converter. When I get the chance to experiment with its numerous print modes (bit image graphics, redefinable character sets, italics, etc.) I'll be glad to give another detailed review. As a vanilla dot-matrix printer it's just great. /Steve Dyer decvax!wivax!dyer sdyer@bbn-unix