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Emulating Other
Printers
If this were the best of all possiblecomputerworlds,every software
applicationwouldrun automatically on theStarLaserPrinter8 or any
otherprinter. The fact is thatsoftwareapplications — wordprocess-
ing,spreadsheets, d atabases,or others— are designedto workwitha
specificprinteror a limitedgroupof printers.
Some very popularsoftwareapplicationswere writtenbefore laser
printersbecameofficefmtures,andrequirea dotmatrixordaisywheel
printer. Somesoftwareis linkedto aparticularbrandofcomputerand
printer. And somecan be usedon one brandof laserprinter.
You can programyour Star LaserPrinter
8 to
work like any of four
widely-available p rinters:theHewlettPackardLaserJetPlus,Diablo
630,EpsonEX-800,or IBMProprinter.(Chapter8 will tellyouhow
to makeyourStarLaserPrinter8 workwithfourof the mostpopular
softwareapplications.)Programmingof the printeris best done by
peoplewho have some experiencein computerprogramming. For
more on programmingthe printer, please refer to the Applications
Manual.
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