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From: kassover@control.crd.ge.com (David Kassover)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Epson LQ800 driver for Mac
Keywords: THat works with GCR
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Date: 8 Feb 90 21:17:36 GMT
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I am attempting to attach an Epson LQ1500 printer to a Mac Plus.
My particular printer has a SERIAL interface board, which means
Grapplers are useless, since the output end of same are all
Centronics.

Furthermore, I believe that the LQ1500 (which is about 4 years
old) and Imagewriters of the same vintage are, in fact,
identical.

I have gotten so far as to connect the LQ1500 to the mac, use the
chooser to select the IMAGEWRITER, and cause Word to print
something.  Nothing appears at the print head.  By using an RS232
 breakoutbox, I have detected that there are actually bits going
down into the printer.

Furthermore, the printer works just fine when connected in the
normal way to my VAX.
 
I have scanned through the multivolume work entitled something
like "INSIDE THE MACINTOSH", which says that the default printer
and modem port selections are 9600 baud, eight bit characters and
TWO stop bits.  Setting the printer to accept two stop bits is an
experiment I will try, probably some time in the next week.  I
will also try to convince the local Epson representatives that
there might be a driver I could just buy.  (but I would rather
not, at this point)

In the meantime I would appreciate any clues that could be
supplied in this matter.  I will post whatever works, if any.

Please reply by E-mail, since articles seem to evaporate very
quickly around here (halflife seems to be 2 days)

Thanks again