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MS-DOS AND
YOUR PRINTER
When using your printer with an IBM PC, PC-XT or PC-AT or compatible,
you will probably be using PC-DOS or MS-DOS as an operating system. A
number of software tricks may be useful here. This section is not, however,
a substitute for the operating system manuals supplied with your computer.
To learn how to print files, etc, it is best to read the relevant parts of these
manuals.
INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH
YOUR PRINTER
When installing application software, you may find that your printer is not
specifically mentioned in the lists of printers given for installation. How-
ever, this should pose no problem. Read this section, and the guidelines
provided with your software on printer installation.
If you have your printer set up in standard mode, then choose an Epson
LQ850/1050 or NEC Pinwriter P6/P7 as your printer to be selected.
If neither of these are mentioned, choose one of the following (in order of
preference): Star NB-15, Star NB24-10, Star NB24-15, Epson LQ-1000,
Epson LQ-1500.
If you have your printer set up with the DIP switches to emulate an IBM
Proprinter X24, simply choose this from the list of printers available in the
application software list.
If the IBM Proprinter X24 is not mentioned, use either of the following
choices (in order of preference): Proprinter II, Proprinter.
You may be able to customize your application software to install some of
the control commands specific to your printer (for instance, changing fonts)
which are not available to you under the standard emulation. For instance,
if you are installing WordStar, you may wish to use the VQ, APW, "PE and
"PR commands to choose different typefaces. This can all be done with the
WordStar installation program. Read the section on escape sequences for
details of how to change fonts (for example).
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