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From: TDSTRONG@MTUS5.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Imagewriter II (fonts and interfacing)
Message-ID: <91136.133604TDSTRONG@MTUS5.BITNET>
Date: 16 May 91 18:36:04 GMT
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.
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Hello,

I have an Imagewriter II that I would like to connect to my HP48SX.  While
you people might or might not know about the 48 answer what you can about
the Imagewriter.

First.  Since the HP creates characters that aren't in the standard font
I need to know the following.

  1) How do you download a font to the imagewriter and what is the format
     of the font file.  More important can you print and define characters
     above the number of 128.  I have a few font making programs but all
     only allow you to define the characters numbered from 0-128 what about
     128-255????

Second my HP has the following lines  TxD RxD and GND.   It also can use
xon/xoff protocol.  What lines will I have to jumper to interface this
thing.  In short what are the connections.  I haven't done a whole lot
of interfacing yet.

Finally anyone who has tried this.  Please send me any hints you have
to make it go smoothly.

Also could someone explain the graphics format on the printer.

Please try and respond to me since I don't get a chance to read this
list very often.

TDSTRONG@MTUS5.cts.mtu.edu

Tim Strong
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan  U.S.A.