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From: ewilts@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca (Ed Wilts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
Subject: Re: Printer Drivers
Message-ID: <1991Mar6.135013.6715@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca>
Date: 6 Mar 91 20:50:13 GMT
References: <27264@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>
Organization: Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta
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In article <27264@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>, cr1@shark.cis.ufl.edu (Anubis) writes:
>  
> I write a lot of papers and what not.  I've tried various
> wordprocessors and I've found that when I use anything but the built
> in printer fonts on either of my printers( the Panasonic 1124 or the
> Citizen GSX 140, both 24 pin printers), I get absolute crap for
> quality. I'm using the Epsonq printer driver.  Now, am I correct in
> assuming that it is the printer drivers fault for this?  We can take
> the same printer over to the IBM and print out using practically any
> other package and get much better quality.  
>  
> Currently, I am using Pen Pal.  I don't want to spend hundreds of
> dollars buying all kinds of word processors because from what I can
> tell they pretty much all get the same quality.  
>  
> Any help is appreciated.  I've got a bunch of really bummed out people
> down here who are losing faith...

My answer to this has been to use KindWords from The Disc Company.  It's a
low-cost word processor whose main claim to fame is to produce output using
its SuperFonts.  I get fairly good output on my trusty old RX-80.  Your font
options are limited by what the program supplies, but the output, IMHO, is
worth it.  KindWords is available separately or included in the "Deluxe 500"
package from Commodore.  I bought it a few years ago, and just got it again
bundled with my A3000 on the educational plan.  Want to buy a copy? ...

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