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- EPFix
- Copyright 1986 by Limited Reality, Inc.
- Author: James Cooper Jr.
-
- As most of us with Epson (or compatible) printers know, there are BUGS in
- the printer driver! The same bugs exist in the JX-80 driver, showing the
- constant nature of some errors.
-
- [Note by Dick Barnes: These bugs, so far as I know, afflict the V1.1
- printer drivers, but not those in V1.2 WB/Kickstart. So don't run the program
- on the V1.2 Epson drivers.]
-
- This file (EPFix) will correct those bugs, in either driver, painlessly and
- quickly.
-
- Specifically, there are two bugs:
-
- 1) The vertical dots-per-inch value was set to 82, not the correct 72.
-
- 2) The vertical line spacing during graphics output was set to 7/72",
- instead of 8/72", giving a nasty looking overlap.
-
- The patches are listed in the source, but for those who just want their
- drivers to WORK, the operating instructions are simple:
-
- 1) To fix the regular epson driver, type 'EPFix' and press return.
-
- 2) To fix the JX-80 driver, type 'EPFix j' and press return.
-
- EPFix was written in assembler, which explains the small size and the speed
- of operation.
-
- Send comments, donations, threats, and other junk mail to:
-
- James Cooper Jr.
- Limited Reality, Inc.
- 2104B Rogers Dr.
- Fayetteville, NC 28303-4053
-
-
- This program is guaranteed to work as well as it wants to, according to the
- phase of the moon and the current value of Finagle's Variable Constant.
-
- EPFix and source are hereby placed in the public domain.
-
- 6/10/86
- jec
-