Introduction - Epson MX-80 User Manual

Introduction
"But do I REALLY have to take a course on 'How to Operate A Printer' to use
this one?" No — not if you only want to use it for mundane printing. It prints
" m u n d a n e s " very nicely.
If you want to learn to use the exotic features it offers, approach your new
Printer in the same way as your first computer — with a healthy curiosity and an
open mind. It probably far exceeds what you ever expected from a printer inex-
pensive enough to call your own.
The MX-80 Printer works with virtually any computer properly interfaced to it.
This "Learner's Manual" uses the popular Model 1 TRS-80 as its teaching model
since the TRS-80 graphics set is similar to the one built into the MX-80. What's
taught here applies to all computers, tho not all are powerful enough to utilize
every MX-80 feature. More on that in good time.
Impatient readers should head for the Appendices and usual reference materials
at the back. The rest of us will believe that this is no ordinary Printer and take the
time to learn to use it right — the first time.
A good working knowledge of the BASIC* language is all that's required as we
begin, with Chapter 1.
*Users who feel their BASIC skills are a little rusty are referred to the following
books by the same author:
The BASIC Handbook, An Encyclopedia of the BASIC Language. Available
thru CompuSoft Publishing, Box 19669 San Diego, CA 921 19.
TRS-80 Level I User's Manual. Available thru all Radio Shack stores as
Catalog Number 62-2016 or 26-2101.
LEARNING LEVEL II. CompuSoft Publishing.