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The IBM Proprinter, like the Epson EX-800, is a dot-matrix printer. The
Proprinter and Proprinter XL have proved popular because they come with
IBM’s predictable quality.
The IBM Proprinter is quite similar to the Epson EX-800 and thus shares
most of the same commands. In this chapter, therefore, we list the commands
common to both, but describe in detail only the Proprinter commands that
differ from the EX-800.
To use Proprinter commands sensibly, read the last chapter first, then come
back and read this one. Commands are described in the same sequence here
as in earlier chapters.
PROPRINTER COMMANDS
Why use the Proprinter emulation?
This chapter is really only for those people using software specifically
designed for IBM printets. You do rwr need to use this Proprinter emulation
mode if you have an IBM or IBM-compatible computer.
It all depends on your software. As you’ve read in earlier chapters, most
popular software will run in LaserJet III mode (or EX-800 mode for
programs that don’t provide laser printer drivers).
The trouble is that software specifically designed for the Proprinter prints
incorrectly in other emulations, botching up things like page formatting and
line spacing. If your software lists only IBM printers in its printer selections,
this Proprinter emulation will work for you.
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