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From: hzink@alchemy.UUCP (Harry K. Zink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: StyleWriter printer
Message-ID: <404@alchemy.UUCP>
Date: 5 Apr 91 05:04:29 GMT
References: <1991Apr03.211052.16964@hoss.unl.edu>
Reply-To: hzink@alchemy.UUCP (Harry K. Zink)
Organization: Alchemy Software Designs
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Depends who you talk to at apple to find out if you can use the StyleWriter 
printer with the GS.  Apple's own spec sheet is pretty blatant in saying that 
the printer does not work with the GS.  One DTS person at apple stated that the
StyleWriter *DOES* work with the GS, all it needed was a driver (Really smart 
there, as  lacking a driver as it does it is practically useless) while another
venerable member of DTS spent one long tirade explaining how the StyleWriter 
won't work on the GS because it is too slow...(The Stylewriter that is).

Right now, if you were interested in this printer, you would be better off 
going with the Canon BJ-10e Bubblejet, which is the excat same mechanism.  All 
you would need to make it work is the printer, which can be had for $309, the 
document feeder for $65 and the serial port for around $99 (all street prices).
You get the same printer with built-in Epson LQ emulation (or IBM Proprinter) 
and all you need then is one of those driver packages for the GS and third 
party printers and you are set.

The two available ones are Independence by Seven Hills and Harmonie by Vitesse.
Having seen samples from both, I tend to favor Harmonie from Vitesse.  You can 
also save the price for the serial option with the Vitesse package, as it 
supports parallel cards and these run less thanthe serial option, and offer you
higher speed in printing.

Hope this helps you,

Harry

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