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From: mketcham@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Michelle Ketcham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: STAR LC24-200/Citizen GX-140 Printers
Summary: GSX-140 printer is very good (STAR is not as good in MY opinion)
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Date: 15 Apr 91 04:41:24 GMT
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   I have the Citizen GSX-140 and I really like the output of the
four letter quality fonts included.  It does a remarkable job (for
dot matrix) with graphics and other fonts (read:fun fonts:-).
   For fonts, etc. I use it most often with Pro-Write.  I have a
printer driver called EpsonQPlus which I ftp'd (from
isca.icaen.uiowa.edu, I think)  which allows me to print in 360X360.
   The color graphics (which I print with Deluxe Paint III) actually
seem a little too dark to me (but that's the nature of color
printers).  I *really* like the b/w graphics output using the Floyd/
Shienburg (???) techinque (one of the print options in
Preferences). It turns out nice, and not too dark.
   The graphics output that I've seen from the STAR doesn't seem
near as good to me.
   Also, the GSX-140 has a *very* nice interface (with menus in a LCD
plain-English display). Being able to do anything and
everything from the front (no DIP switches) is wonderful and the
macros capability makes it just that much quicker and easier.
The single-sheet feed and automatic paper parking are really nice,
also. I never have to readjust my tractor-feed!

    As you can tell, I *highly* recommend the GSX-140.


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  Michelle Ketcham                                   mketcham@sdcc13.ucsd.edu