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From: shawn@pnet51.cts.com (Shawn Stanley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Grappler C/Mac/GS
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Date: 27 Mar 89 17:05:04 GMT
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dseah@wpi.wpi.edu (David I Seah) writes:
>Don't get one of those Grappler Mac/GS/C thingies...emulation of the
>Imagewriter isn't perfect in my experience and it requires you to constantly
>set dip switches if you change between printing graphics and text.  It also
>requires an external power supply (supplied) and you can't leave it plugged
>in.  It is also very very *SLOW*.

I've used that interface, and frankly, I like it a lot.  It allows me to use
my Epson printer via a built-in serial port, which is nice.  In text mode,
it doesn't seem slow at all.  In graphics mode, it is quite slow, but then
outputting graphics on an Epson isn't fast to begin with, and that's most of
the problem.  (By the way, I use it with my Epson RX-80.)

I don't understand your comment about not being able to leave the external
power supply plugged in.  As long as there's an outlet...

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