Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!pacbell.com!ucsd!ucrmath!alchemy!hzink From: hzink@alchemy.UUCP (Harry K. Zink) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: StyleWriter printer Message-ID: <408@alchemy.UUCP> Date: 9 Apr 91 03:43:15 GMT References: <1991Apr05.201810.19705@hoss.unl.edu> <9104051600.AA19825@apple.com> Reply-To: hzink@alchemy.UUCP (Harry K. Zink) Organization: Alchemy Software Designs Lines: 37 Since a lot of people on this newsgroup are expressing interest in the StyleWriter, here's a few clarifications and some help in getting the same quality printing on the Apple II. First off all, Truetype is the new font technology of apple, and has very little to do with the rest of the graphics. For al practical purposes, the Sttylewriter is a Quickdraw printer that supports Truetype (since that is how the Printmanager gets the font outline anyway). There is no need to translate stuff to Truetype in order to make the Stylewriter work with the Apple II. The big problem lies in the interface, from what I understand, in so far that the Macintosh compresses the data and the Stylewriter decompresses and interprets it for printing. The GS driver would have to do the same which would make it a very slow printer because the Mac Classics already have a hard time and print very slow. The GS being much slower in term sof speed would take forever to print, unfortunately. All hope is not lost, however. The Stylewriter is based on the Canon BJ-10e bubble jet mechanism, with the optional sheet feeder. This Canon printer can be purchase on the street for $309, with an additional $65 for the sheet feeder. It is compatible with the Epson LQ series of rpinters (and the IBM Proprinter as well), and has aparallel interface. All you need to do is get one of those printers, some third party LQ compatible drivers (like Harmonie by Vitesse), a parallel card and you can get 360 dpi output with the same printer for a fraction of what appel charges - plus it can also do raw ascii output. Hope this helps, Harry uucp : ucrmath!alchemy!hzink | Financial Independence *CAN* be Yours! INET : hzink@alchemy.uucp | 24hr Taped Information Hotline (714) 276-2020 -----------------------------+------------------------------------------------ Wesley: "Captain, this doesn't look like the holodeck to me." Worf: "Ready to cycle airlock, Captain." Picard: "Make it so."