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From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura)
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Subject: Re: WordPak-II and OS9 2.0
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Date: Thu, 24-Apr-86 17:47:33 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 24 17:47:33 1986
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Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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Summary: I agree--Good, but not totally.


     I agree completely with your overall conclusions.  Interestingly, I
found different problems from yours (I think).

     First, I don't find the software switching useful for 2 reasons.
The output level of WordpakII doesn't match my Morton Bay double driver.
As such, I still have to readjust the brightness.  Also, there seems to
be some "warming up" period for the circuitry to settle in mine.  It
send garbage to the screen for about a minute after I switch from Wordpak
II to the standard CoCo output.  Either problem alone is enough to
make it pretty useless in that regard (might as well have bought the
original WordPak I'd think).

     I just got my version 3.1.2 of Stylograph, which was supposed to be
workable with WordPakII with version 1.01.00 OS-9 and the new 2.00.00
(provided you get a driver for the WordPakII and OS-9 Version 2.00.00).
I finished installing it and found that it doesn't work on my 1.01.00.
When in insert mode, instead of the reverse-video dashes, I get a
set of "!- !- " pattern.  This is obviously some driver's version of
reverse dashes, but it mucks up my screen format (3 characters printed
in place of 1).  I've given up trying it until I get the new WordPakII
driver.  If it works with the version 2.00.00 OS-9 and WordPakII driver,
I'll keep the version 3.1.2 Stylo for the Color Computer.  Otherwise,
it's more long distance phone calls and more complaints.

                                           Cheers! -- Jim O.

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James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto
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