Re: TIB: WP 1.0


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Re: TIB: WP 1.0




>Hey, can I get a copy of that? Also, could you try to include the apple
>personal laserwriter and/or the color stylus 600 (Epson). Thanx.
>
>-Jeremy

I'm getting the controll codes for all printers soon.  They are in a large
book...




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>>You might ask, "why would he TRY to do all of this in basic".  The anwser
>>is, I am going against ASM to proove to some flaming freak that basic can
>>do something...
>>(Flaming freak - names changed to protect the guilty... :)  )
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>>I just got done codeing a word processor in basic for the 82/3/5/6/92 after
>>I relized there was already one available for the 82/3!  Oh well...it
>>wouldn't have worked anyway because it stored things as pics...
>>
>>Text printing - Will print text from a string.  Use Equ>Str to print
>>equations.
>>Text transfer - will pull a text document off of another calculator
>>Graphic printing - will print a pic at either 1,2,4,or 8X
>>Graphic transfer - will pull a graphic off of another calc
>>Saving - of course you can save!
>>
>>Printer support:
>>
>>Apple ImageWriter I/II (most schools have them) [serial]
>>-Text
>>-All graphics
>>-Horizontal lines for header or footer
>>-Bold/Italic/Super/Subscript/and more.  I won't wast more bandwidth... ;)
>>
>>DeskJet 870xi/si (some schools have them) [parallel]
>>-Plain Text
>>
>>Star 1000NX (or some model like that) [parallel]
>>-Plain Text
>>
>>IBM Proprinter XL (xl - extra large... :)  ) [parallel]
>>-Plain Text
>>
>>Any parallel [parallel]
>>-Plain Text
>>
>>Any serial [serial]
>>-plain text
>>
>>Adobe is giving me the printer controll codes I will need to add support
>>for anything other than 'plain text' on all serial/parallel printers.
>>
>>If you have a certian printer you would like supported ASAP!  Please tell me.
>>
>>NOTE:  The interface is done, just not tested with every single calc.
>>Also, support for printers is in the software and not in the printerface.
>>So if you switch to another type of printer, it will be totally compatible.
>>
>>I decided that most of you wouldn't have a need for internet on your calcs,
>>so instead of delaying the interface, I'm going to leave it at printers
>>only.  There will be a future interface, which has
>>mouse,modem,ansync-serial <sp>,and bi-parallel.
>>
>>Thats enough.  Now, I want to see some feed back!
>>
>>Grant
>>
>>Example printout: (my very first one..it looked somewhat like this)
>>
>>HeLLO GRant:., I CAn PRInT@
>>
>>What it said at about 6:00PM that next day:
>>
>>Hello Grant:  I can print!
>>
>>So, it works fine now...



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