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From: allbery@NCoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Has anyone ever used Grappler LQ?
Message-ID: <1989Oct20.001052.11834@NCoast.ORG>
Date: 20 Oct 89 00:10:52 GMT
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As quoted from <1061@rodan.acs.syr.edu> by dblee@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Dan Lee):
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| Has anyone used Grappler LQ to print on the third party printers such as 
| Panasonic 1124?
+---------------

I use one with my Okidata 390 (Epson LQ clone).  It's okay, but has three major
drawbacks:

(1) Speed; translating IW-LQ graphics to other printers' graphics is SLOW.
(2) Memory; the IW-LQ driver plus the Grappler LQ INIT takes up 350-400K.
    Get another meg of memory, especially if you want to use MultiFinder with
    it.
(3) Fonts; you might want to invest in ATM, since the typefaces that come
    with it (Dutch, Swiss, and SWA Courier Bitstream fonts) in various sizes
    won't help you deal with something that wants to print Monaco 9pt or
    Geneva 14pt.

Me, I'm still looking for a native driver and will probably be forced to
invest in ATM despite my qualms (e.g. the Plus Pack ought to come with the
bloody d*mned thing!).

++Brandon

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