Epson FX-80 User Manual page 315

its new driver is. located. Once the program is run, all codes sent by
any BASIC program are sent directly to the printer-including Os, .
lOs, and 12s.
1~
DATA
21E837CB7E2~FC2111~~397E32E837C9
2~ READ B$: A=16571
3~
FOR P=l TO LEN(B$) STEP 2
4~
B=ASC(MID$(B$,P,l» - 48
5~ IF B)9 THEN B=B - 7
6~
T=ASC(MID$(B$,P
+
1,1» - 48
7~ IF T)9 THEN T=T-7
8~ POKE A,B*16 + T
9~
A=A+l
1~~
NEXT P
11~ POKE 16422,187
12~ POKE 16423,64
This driver will also work on the Model III -with one change in line
10: change
32E837
to
D3FB.
That's all there is to it! Once the program
isrun, you can kiss problems with radical codes goodbye.
One More Solution for the Apple
The Apple uses CHR$(9) to "initialize" the printer. This code and
the following character or characters are intercepted by the printer
interface card and used to change modes (somewhat like the way the
printer uses ESCape codes). Apple users can divert all output to the
printer instead of the screen by sending the following line to the
printer interface card:
PR#l
PRINT CHR$(9)"8~N"
. . . and type anything, followed by ENTER.
Pretty slick, huh? The CHR$(9)"80N" code directs all subsequent
output to the printer, up to 80 characters per row. You can cancel this
by typing:
PRINT CHR$(9)"I"
or
pR#~
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