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If y ou select n e a r le tte r q u a lity , th e c h a ra c te r b o x is th e sam e size b u t
now has 16 (h ig h ) x 23 (w ide) d o t p o sitio n s. E a c h d o t is re p re se n te d by tw o
a d ja c e n t sh a rp signs, o cc u p y in g its o w n p o s itio n a n d th e p o s itio n to th e rig h t.
T h is reflects th e fa c t th a t th e p rin te r still c a n n o t p r in t h o riz o n ta lly a d ja c e n t
d o ts, b u t th a t ev en sk ip p in g ev ery o th e r d o t, th e d o ts a p p e a r jo in e d w h en
prin te d .
A n e a r-le tte r-q u a lity c h a ra c te r is re p re se n te d by 46 b y te s o f d o t d a ta ,
tw o b ytes fo r e a c h co lu m n . N e a r-le tte r-q u a lity c h a ra c te rs a re p rin te d in tw o
passes o f th e p r in t h e a d , th e p a p e r scro llin g h a lf a d o t u p b etw e en th e p asses.
T h e first 23 b y tes o f d o t d a ta re p re se n t th e first pass;
rep rese n t th e seco n d p ass. In e a c h c o lu m n th e first, th ird , f i f t h , ... d o ts b elo n g
to th e first-p a ss b y te a n d th e seco n d , fo u rth , six th , ... d o ts b elo n g to th e
se co n d -p ass byte.
A m a x im u m o f 78 n e a r-le tte r-q u a lity c h a ra c te rs c a n b e d efin ed .
T h e file c re a te d by th is p r o g ra m c o n ta in s th e fo llo w in g p rin te r c o m
m and s:
1.
< E S C >
< 0 > < 0 > (IB M m o d e ) to co p y th e p r in te r 's re g u la r c h a ra c te rs in to
d o w n lo a d m e m o ry . I f y o u leave a d o w n lo a d c h a ra c te r u n d efin e d , th e
re g u la r c h a ra c te r will be p rin te d .
2.
< E S C > " x " < 0 > o r < E S C > " x" < 1 > to selcct d r a f t o r n e a r le tte r
qu ality .
3.
O ne < E S C >
ea ch c h a ra c te r d elin ed . • cc
b yte, a n d < p l > ... a rc the II (driil'l) oi *l< * (u n it leltci q u a lity ) bytes
of" d o t d a ta . T h is p ro g ru m uses o nly the numl MHiillicanl bil
trib u te byte. It d o c s not set the o lh e i bits, w hich die co n c ern ed w ith
p r o p o rtio n a l spacing.
T h is p ro g ra m is co d e d in M ic ro so ft B A S IC I'oi HIM l '(
255 c o m m a n d in line 1010 m e an s in finite line w id th
c o m p u te r fro m in se rtin g u n w a n te d line feeds in the clm m elci d a ta . S om e
v ersio n s o f B A S IC d o n o t need th e W ID T II c o m m a n d . < hei k y o u r B A S IC
m a n u a l a n d m a k e an y c h a n g e s necessary.
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< 0 >
< 0 >
< 0 > (s ta n d a rd m o d e ) o r < F S >
<cc> <cc>
< 0 >
is th c c h a r a c tc i co d e,
th e n e x t 23 b y tes
. . . command f o r
< a >
< p l >
n
is the a ttr ib u te
I he W ID T H
nnl p rev en ts th e
< 0 >
o f
the a t
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