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Printer Drivers For the Panasonic KX-P1124 24 Pin Printer
24PAN120.PRT 24PAN240.PRT 24PAN360.PRT
Copyright August 1989 Missing Pieces, s/w & consulting
These are shareware printer drivers for the 24 pin Panasonic KX-P1124
printer, when used with DEGAS, DEGAS ELITE and as desktop print driver
replacements. They were created using Tom Hudson's printer driver
construction set. These drivers utilize the 1124's Epson LQ2500
emulation mode, so they should work for the 2500 as well. Heck, they
work with my HP DeskJet's FX-80 emulator cartridge too! Talk about
surprises.
Included are 3 drivers, each for a different resolution. The
resolutions are 120, 240 and 360 dpi. Of course, printing speed is
inversely proportional to resolution. i.e. - the high res driver is
damn slow! And frankly for screen dumps and DEGAS printing of bit
maps, its not worth it for slightly darker printing. But... in the
interests of personal choice, its there if you need it! (it might be
useful for diagrams and text-filled pictures)
All drivers support both vertical and horizontal printing. They are
optimized to fit the page. (and centered too!) The aspect ratio is
maintained as much as possible, so that circles print as circles.
(what an idea huh?) Of course, so as to maintain the vertical mode's
aspect ratio, the drivers only fill the page across, not down. Also,
the vertical printing is not centered vertically, so that you can
print more than one picture per page. Let me know if you want
vertical centering. If there's enough call for it, I'll add new
drivers for it.
To use the drivers, just un-arc with ARC. Place the drivers in the
PRINTER folder of your DEGAS disk. To replace your screen dump
routine in your system with one of these drivers, download either
INSTALL.ARC or PRTINS.ARC. PRTINS.ARC will install one of the drivers
at boot time. INSTALL.ARC is a desk accessory that will let you
change your driver and select vertical or horizontal printing. I use
both! So I've got the driver I need automatically, and I can change
modes when I need to.
These drivers are shareware, not freeware. They are the copyright of
Missing Pieces, s/w & consulting. More drivers will be uploaded as I
get a hold of the devices. As an incentive, those who register will
recieve a list of the newly available drivers and updates to existing
drivers. Free updated drivers will be sent to all registered users
that request them, via EasyPlex or mail if they send a blank diskette
with their request.
To register, send $10, your CompuServe id (to send you updates) and
your name & mailing address to:
Missing Pieces, s/w & consulting
P.O. Box 7678
Nashua, NH 03060
Send any comments, suggestions and requests for new drivers to:
Thomas S. D'Alimonte
CIS # [73637,3300]
DEGAS and DEGAS ELITE are trademarks of Batteries Included
"We finish the puzzles others started for you!"