Epson GX-80 Operating Manual page 20

Chapters
GX-80 Features
This chapter and later chapters describe some of the printing fea-
tures of the GX-80 and although it includes programs that demons-
trate these features, you do not have to be a programmer to use
them.
Demonstration Programs
The description and examples of the GX-80 features are accompa-
nied by demonstrations in the ProDOS BASIC programming lan-
guage which enable you to see these features in action. Although
you may not do much of your printing using BASIC, it was chosen
for the demonstrations.
You only need to know a little about BASIC to type in and run
these programs. Running the programs, reading the explanations
and looking at the printed examples, show you how the GX-80
responds to the messages the computer sends it by printing letters,
numbers, symbols, and graphics in various print modes.
Even if you never use BASIC again, you will know the capabilities
of the printer, capabilities that can often solve your printing prob-
lems.
The exercises in BASIC are not absolutely essential. Many users are
quite happy with their printers without ever learning any more
about them than how to turn them on and off and how to load
paper. In most cases the software that you use for word processing,
business, or graphics does the calculating and communicating with
the printer for you.
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