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From: thompson@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Cheap Printers and the Grappler?
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Date: 1 May 89 21:54:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxf.cso.uiuc.edu!thompson    May  1 16:54:00 1989


I wonder.  I haven't seen this posted all that frequently on the net, and
 I am now in a position of curiousity.

My sister has a 512KE and is looking for a cheap printer.  She currently
 has an Epson LX-80 left over from when she had her Apple ][.

1. I know that a "Grappler" exists for such a beast... but which one?
    LQ? C/Mac?
2. Does this Grappler thing give her full Imagewriter capability?  If
    not, what is it missing?
3. Maybe it would just be cheaper to sell the Epson and buy a printer
    with full Imagewriter capability.  I have seen ads for the "Seikosha
    SP 1000" for around $235, certainly reasonable.  Has anyone used this
    brand or model?  Is it really "Imagewriter I compatible"?  Is
    it any good?  Will it last?  Will it work?
4. Maybe we should just try to buy a used Imagewriter?

Thanks in Advance,
"Curious George"
- Mark Thompson                       "The University Neither Knows Nor
   "Life in the Fast Lane --            Cares What I Am Saying -- Lucky
    mows you down before your prime."   Them."

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