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From: psych@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (R.Crispin - Psychology)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Need opinions on Orange Micro Macintosh Grappler interface
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Date: 29 Mar 88 19:28:15 GMT
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Reply-To: psych@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (R.Crispin - Psychology)
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Keywords: grappler orange micro serial parallel interface

I have used the grappler on a Roland 1212A. This printer is also sold 
under the Panasonic name. It worked well if I set the cable for an 
EPSON FX printer. In portrait mode the print was as good a quality as
on the IWII. But in landscape mode the printing was not as good. It may
have worked better in landscape if I had set "Tall Adjusted". Printing
was much slower overall even in draft mode. This may have been a result
of a setting or something like that. 

Other people here have tried the Grappler and were disappointed. It seems
that your printer must support negative linefeeds. If it doesn't then your
pages will shift down. Apperantly Orange Micro is working on a solution.

I have not tried the Grappler LQ cable. It is supposed to work with many 
24 pin printers.

Richard Crispin
Dept. of Psychology             Bitnet: psych@watdcs 
University of Waterloo          Unix  : psych@watdcsu.waterloo.edu 
Waterloo, Ont.   Canada   N2L 3G1
(519)885-1211 ext 2879