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From: rlf@mtgzy.UUCP (XMRN10000[saf]-r.l.fletcher)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Dots-Perfect - Epson upgrade kit
Message-ID: <3525@mtgzy.UUCP>
Date: 29 Mar 88 17:48:46 GMT
References: <2548@ihuxv.ATT.COM>
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Organization: AT&T, Middletown NJ
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Keywords: Has anybody bought one of these?
Summary: Good NLQ, slow printing.

In article <2548@ihuxv.ATT.COM>, tedk@ihuxv.ATT.COM (Kekatos) writes:
> Has anyone bought "Dots-Perfect", the Epson fx/jx/rx/mx upgrade kit?
> 
Yes I have installed it on 4 FX80's, it is a ROM and PLA upgrade,
2 ROMS and 1 PLA. These IC's are all socketed on the FX80 so the upgrade
takes about 20 minutes. The quality of print is excellent for NLQ,
its drawback is speed but these older Epsons could never go very fast
anyway. It makes 2 passes for NLQ so it its throughput is about 80 cps.
If your looking for speed, this is not the ticket. If your looking
for NLQ go for it. The upgrade also lets you select any of the other
print modes right from the 3 buttons on the front panel, which can be handy.
The printer still boots to draft mode and none of its original functions
are disturbed.
The technical service guy I talked to told me the FX/JX package is
different than the RX/MX package, so if you order it let me know if this is
true since I have 1 upgrade kit left and want to do an MX80.
I will send you a sample printout from an FX with the upgrade if you
like.

> It is worth $62 ?

I think so, I(well ATT) paid the 79.99 list price.