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From: johnim@euler.Berkeley.EDU (John Im)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Epson LX-800
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Date: 6 Feb 91 22:21:27 GMT
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In article <1991Feb6.040415.6785@NCoast.ORG> allbery@ncoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery KB8JRR) writes:
>
>(2) Get a Grappler LQ card.  This is a combination serial-to-parallel
>converter (most Macs don't have parallel ports) and ImageWriter LQ-to-Epson
>converter; it does both graphics and text at full resolution, but since it
>does this by interpreting ImageWriter LW control codes and graphics and
>converting them to Epson LQ control codes and graphics *outside* the Mac,
>it's SLOOOOOOOOW.
>

Just a few corrections to the above:

Actually, you only need the Grappler 9-pin for and Epson FX-800.  The 
Grapper LX (new version of LQ) is only for 24-pin printers.  It's also
a cable, not a card, so you don't take up any slots.  As for speed, I
use a Grappler LQ with an Epson LQ-1000, and it prints faster than my
housemate's Imagewriter (not to mention looking about 1000x better :-).
In any case, the Grappler comes with a print spooler.  It's not the
greatest, but it works well.  The best thing about it is that since
you're using the Imagewriter driver, you don't have any compatability
problems.

- John