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From: hsgj@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Dan Green)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Clueless about printers...  (???)-  8-(
Message-ID: <2100@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Wed, 21-Jan-87 23:15:31 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 21 23:15:31 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 22-Jan-87 06:25:58 EST
References: <1323@navajo.STANFORD.EDU>
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Organization: Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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Keywords: EPSON MX80 FT Dot Matrix Printer

In article <1323@navajo.STANFORD.EDU> ali@navajo.ARPA (Ali Ozer) writes:
>And, finally, the grand question, if I were to want to buy a printer for
>my Amiga, and wanted to spent less than, hmm, say $400, what's the "best"
>choice? Note that "text" is more important than graphics for me, but
>I wold like to be able to print monochrome dot-matrix graphics if possible.
>
>Ali Ozer, ali@navajo.stanford.edu

   I wound up buying a "SEIKOSHA SP-1000A" printer for my Amiga.  Never
heard of it, eh?  Well it is a $250 printer that is pretty robust and
has been working since I bought it 3 months ago.  It emulates an Epson;
at least using the plain Epson entry on Preferences it works fine.  Some
features:
1. Comprehensive 88 page manual with examples
2. ONLINE, NLQ, FORM FEED, LINE FEED switches on console
3. Power, Paper Out, Online, NLQ lamps on console
4. Proportional, Condensed, High Quality (NLQ), Double Strike printing
5. Super Script, Sub Script printing
6. Bold, Elite, Pica buit-in fonts.
7. 2K Buffer
8. Dip Switches for language, paper empty, zero character, page length
9. Dips for cr/lf, skip-over-pref, italic, downloadable chars.
10. 100% Compatible with Epson:
    A.  Notepad can print out fonts on it
    B.  GraphicDump (V1.2) works.

As you may guess, I am quite satisfied with it.  It also came with its
own Printer->Amiga cable.  No software is necessary to get it running.

I have no connection with Seikosha Co. Ltd.
-- Dan Green

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