Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Erik
From: Erik@cup.portal.com (Erik - Dufek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Anyone seen software for a Star Gemini-10 printer?
Message-ID: <15190@cup.portal.com>
Date: 28 Feb 89 10:15:33 GMT
References: <3592@mipos3.intel.com> <703@sactoh0.UUCP> <1411@mtunb.ATT.COM>
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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In article <1411@mtunb.ATT.COM> dmt@mtunb.ATT.COM (Dave Tutelman) writes:
>In article <703@sactoh0.UUCP> bkbarret@sactoh0.UUCP (Brent K. Barrett) writes:
>>In article <3592@mipos3.intel.com>, dbraun@cadavr.intel.com (Doug Braun ~) writes:
>>> I have a Star Micronics Gemini-10 printer I got years ago.  I think
>>> it's supposed to be mostly compatible with some older Epson model.
>>> ... [ problem with graphic dumps ] ...

>You might be able to cure the venetian blind by sending the appropriate
>escape sequence to the printer to adjust the inter-line spacing.
>However, this won't work if the program you're using starts out by
>resetting the printer.

There is a program floating around called STARFIX.  It is a TSR which 
adjusts the LF to compensate for the difference between the Star and
the Epson series.  Considering the limits of the Star printer this
program works pretty good.  I don't play around trying to modify programs
to work with the Star any more.  I just load STARFIX into memory.  Being a 
TSR the printer can be turned off without affecting it.

erik

erik@cup.portal.com