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From: victoro@crash.cts.com (Victor O'Rear)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple Printer Drivers
Message-ID: <3397@crash.cts.com>
Date: 4 Sep 88 23:04:44 GMT
References: <9942@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <475@poseidon.UUCP> <7767@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>
Reply-To: victoro@crash.CTS.COM (Dr. Snuggles)
Organization: Crash TS, El Cajon, CA
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In article <7767@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> wetter@tybalt.caltech.edu.UUCP (Pierce T. Wetter) writes:
>>I think you missed the signature on the original complaint: a gentleman from
>>Calcomp, who make LOTS of classy output devices.  He recognizes that if he
>>is going to sell his peripherals to Mac owners, he is going to have to
>>supply Mac drivers for his peripherals.  He wants to provide and is trying
>>to provide that support, and he is not getting any assistance from the
>>printer people at Apple.
>>
>   One of my friends was offered $50,000 a year to work at CalComp and write
>printer drivers for the Mac. He didn't take the job, hence there aren't any
>printer drivers for CalComp stuff. Maybe if someone else would like to rectify
>this situation by going to work for CalComp, everyone would be happy.
>Pierce
>

I discovered, on my book shelf - long forgotten, a 1988 software catalog
that included some printer drivers.

Softstyle is a company we've heard of before, and many use their EpStart
epson drivers, but I did not know the other drivers that they make.

For your information:
	PlotStart w/ Cable $93.00 Discount
		HP Colorpro, the 7475a and 7550A
	
	BlueStart $33.00 Discount
		IBM's Proprinter, Quietwriter, Wheelwriter or Color Ink Jet
	
	JetStart V2.5 $33.00 Discount
		HP Thinkjet and Quietjet printers

	LazerStart V2.5 $71.00 Discount
		HP LaserJet or LaserJet Plus

	T.I. Start V2.5 $56.00 Discount
		All the TI Printers :-|
	
	ToshStart V2.5 $33.00 Discount
		All the Toshiba printers.

Looks like a good start.


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