Using Commercial Software - Star Micronics Radix User Manual

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for connecting Radix and for setting the DIP switches. If your
computer isn't listed in the appendix, then ask your Star dealer
which computer that is listed is most like yours. If none of the
listed computers are similar to yours, then your Star dealer will
give you advice on connecting Radix to your computer.
When everything is connected, come back here and we will
check it out!
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2-l. Radix has both serial and parallel interfaces.
Using Commercial So&ware
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Many of you purchased Radix to use with commercial soft-
ware. You made a good choice because Radix is compatible with
most commercial programs, from word processing programs to
spreadsheet programs to accounting programs.
Many of these programs have a routine for describing your
printer. These routines are often in "installation programs". They
typically give you a choice of printers or printer types to pick
from. Some typical descriptions that you might pick for Radix are:
"TTY type printer with backspace", "IBM-dot matrix printer",
"Centronics-type printer", "Dot matrix ASCII printer". Radix
should work fine with any of these descriptions.
Some printer lists are not very clear, and may not include any-
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