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:
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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:
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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
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