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chapter 6
MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER
WhenusingyourprinterwithanIBMPC,PC-XT,orPC-ATorcompatible,
youwillprobablybeusingPC-DOSor MS-DOSasanoperatingsystem.A
numberof softwaretricksmaybe usefulhere.Thischapterisnot,however,
a substitutefortheoperatingsystemmanualssuppliedwithyourcomputer.
To learnhowto printfiles,etc.it is bestto readthe relevantpartsof these
manuals.
INSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE WITH
YOUR PRINTER
Men installingapplicationsoftware,youmayfmdthatyourprinteris not
specificallymentionedin the lists of printersgivenfor installation.How-
ever, this should pose no problem. Read this section, and guidelines
providedwithyoursoftwareon printerinstallation.
If youhaveyourprintersetup instandardmode,thenchooseanEpsonFX-
850or EX-800Coloras yourprinterto be selected.
If neitherof thesearementioned,chooseoneof the following(in orderof
preference):StarNX-1000Color/LC-10Color,StarND-10/15,EpsonLX-
850/LX-810.
If youhave yourprintersetup with theEDS switchesto emulatean IBM
ProprinterIII, simplychoosethis from the list of printersavailablein the
applicationsoftwarelist.
IftheIBMPropnnterIIIisnotmentioned,selectPropnnterIIorProprinter.
Ifyoursoftwarepackagedoesnotmentionpfintembyname,butasksinstead
what featuresyourprinteris capableof, the most commonquestionsare:
“Canyourprinterperforma backspace?”and“Canit do a hardwareform
feed?”.You shouldanswer“Yes”to boththesequestions.
Other softwarepackagesmay well allow you to install specificfeatures.
Spreadsheetprogramswilloftenaskforthemaximumnumberof columns
to be printed.This is givenbelow.
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