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From: rengland@mntgfx.mentor.com (Richard England)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: EPSON MX-80 UPGRADE
Message-ID: <1987Nov3.161435.542@mntgfx.mentor.com>
Date: Tue, 3-Nov-87 19:14:28 EST
Article-I.D.: mntgfx.1987Nov3.161435.542
Posted: Tue Nov  3 19:14:28 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Nov-87 07:11:59 EST
References: <4725@iucs.UUCP>
Organization: Mentor Graphics Corporation, Beaverton Oregon
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in article <4725@iucs.UUCP>, bobmon@iucs.UUCP (RAMontante [condition that I not be identified]) says:
< 
< ndj@sfsup.UUCP (N.Justus) writes:
<>I own and use an ancient (i.e. 4-5 year old) Epson MX80 printer.  
<>A friend told me that there were some chip upgrades to upgrade
<>this printer to an IBM graphics/Epson FX(?) series printer.  
< 
< About a year ago I requested and received literature for a chip upgrade to
< MX's, RX's (which I have one of) and other pre-NLQ printers, that added NLQ
< to the printer.  Enclosed samples looked pretty good, I think it's basically
< sophisticated use of the graphics-mode capabilities (a guess).
< 
< Unfortunately, I decided not to sink the money (~ $75?) into a printer that's
< too slow already, and I seem to've tossed the literature out.  And of course
< I've forgotten the company name (MY volatile memory is even more limited and
< volatile-er than my computer's!!:-().  I have seen their add again recently in
< a Byte, though.  So be of stout heart, and wade through those back pages...
 


The last issue of Byte had with it a flyer from Jade Electronics.  In it they
were offering "Dots Perfect" for ~$65.  This is a chip upgrade kit for the 
Epson printer for NLQ.  Sorry I don't have any more info.


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