ogasawar@noscvax.UUCP (Todd H. Ogasawara) (01/25/86)
Thank you to all who responded to my query about the ThinkJet(TJ) and Epson compatibility (including one person from HP, thanks for listening HP!). My ThinkJet arrived on 17 Jan 86 (Fri). Here is a short list of what works and what doesn't in the TJ Epson mode (HP calls it "Alternate Mode"). Works in TJ Epson compatibility mode: --------------------------------- STSC APL*PLUS/PC APL chars print fine in ThinkJet Epson mode WordPerfect 4.1 Works as expected Lotus 1-2-3 Version 1A graphics dump works just fine InSet demo program Works as expected Does not work with Epson compatibility mode: -----===----------------------------------- Microsoft Windows This was a real disappointment. I've become very fond of Windows and found it very useful with Arity Prolog. Unfortunately, Windows does not directly support the ThinkJet (although it does support various HP plotters and LaserJets). I tried installing the Epson MX-80 w/Graftrax driver and the IBM Graphics Printer driver hoping that they would work with the TJ in the Epson mode but no luck. Gabe Newell of Microsoft responded to the plea for help that appeared in the ARPA Info-IBMPC digest version of this posting and told me that the problem is due to the fact that the HP ThinkJet Epson emulation is less than perfect. Microsoft does not have a ThinkJet driver for Windows yet. Thanks..todd Todd Ogasawara, Computer Sciences Corp. NOSC-Hawaii Laboratories UUCPmail: {akgua,allegra,decvax,ihnp4,ucbvax}!sdcsvax!noscvax!ogasawar MILNET: OGASAWAR@NOSC