| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 94.1 | should be straightforward | DSSDEV::SAUTER | John Sauter | Fri Sep 05 1986 13:58 | 7 |
| Last I heard, the LA75 was also going to be compatible with the
LA50. If that is true, then it shouldn't be hard to write a driver
for it, given Kickstart 1.2. Last I heard Kickstart 1.2 wasn't
due out until November. However, generally a product has to be
at least a year old before it becomes available on Employee Discount,
so needing Kickstart 1.2 may not be a problem.
John Sauter
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| 94.2 | More rumors | GLORY::SHIVES | | Fri Sep 05 1986 21:49 | 16 |
| You beat me to this one, Art. I, too, noticed that. I wouldn't
be worried about the printer driver from what I have heard about
WB 1.2. I did call Employee Purchase to find out the scoop. (The
Sales Update didn't even have prices yet) The person I talked to
said that he expected it to be available in a six month timeframe
(all things subject to change without notice, of course.) And, here's
a neat item (if true), he expected the price to be about what the
LA50 is now. With all of the extras the LA75 has to offer that
is hard to pass up.
Mark Shives
P.S. I am currently writing this from my Amiga at home using Dave
Wecker's VT100 emulator. It's really is a great program. Congrats
to Dave and all who worked on it.
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| 94.3 | PRICING | KAOM03::GOSLING | | Mon Sep 08 1986 09:54 | 7 |
| On page 106 of the Sales Update, the price is quoted at $695 and
with discount, this certainly is attractive. I'm not sure I can
wait 6 months though! The lack of graphics with the LA50 and
inability to have a slave printer during a terminal session is
driving me crazy!! :-(
Art Gosling - Kanata
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| 94.4 | LA50 has graphics | DSSDEV::SAUTER | John Sauter | Mon Sep 08 1986 17:15 | 4 |
| The LA50 has Sixel graphics -- I coded the VAX GKS driver for it.
Does the LA75 have more and/or better graphics? (I haven't seen
the text of the announcement.)
John Sauter
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| 94.5 | LA75 VS LA50 GRAPHICS | KAOM03::GOSLING | | Wed Sep 10 1986 14:27 | 13 |
| John, I wouldn't know a sixel from a cigar, but the comparison
of the print density will likely answer your question:
LA75 LA50
--------- --------
Draft 12x9 7x9
Memo 24x9 13x9
NLQ 24x17 13x9
LQ 36x18 N/A
Graphics Mat'x 180Hx144V 180HX72V
Art
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| 94.6 | draft mode speed? | NOVA::RAVAN | | Fri Nov 07 1986 16:32 | 9 |
| How fast is the LA75 in draft mode? I have an LA100 at home
that does draft mode at 240 cps. Since I mostly use the printer
to get a hard copy of program listings, that's what I want most
in a printer. Doing great graphics and LQ mode would be nice
additions, but I personally wouldn't trade the LA100 in for an
LA75 unless the 75 could do draft mode at the same speed or greater.
Personal preference.
-jim
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| 94.7 | PRINT SPEED SPEC | KAOM03::GOSLING | | Fri Nov 07 1986 16:44 | 15 |
|
In the August 27th Sales Update, the following specs are given
(page 46):
PRINTER SPEED
MODE BURST/THROUGHPUT
------------------------------------------------
Draft 250/182 cps
Memo 125/ 97 cps
Near Letter Quality 42/ 36 cps
Letter Quality 32/ 27 cps
Art
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| 94.8 | LA75P CABLING QUESTION | POLAR::GOSLING | KANATA MFG I.S. | Mon Sep 21 1987 12:25 | 13 |
|
Does anyone have the parallel version of the LA75 (LA75P -
announced as available a month or so ago in Sales Update)
connected to their AMIGA?
If so (or if not and someone cares to speculate) is there any
reason to believe that the cable I am using to connect to a Star
NX(or is it L??)-10 wouldn't be plug compatible with the LA75P?
Thanks
Art
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| 94.9 | I Hope It Works !! | CELSST::FISHER | John Fisher @NCO | DTN 367-4453 | Wed Oct 21 1987 08:07 | 12 |
| Art,
I have an LA75P on order with the assumption that the cable is
identical to my previous Gemini-10X. Check with any field service
folks that you might know to see if the lines are all the same.
But I would bet (and did) that they are the same. If not, it is
not too difficult to wire up a cable.
=jbf=
P.S. Send Mail to CELSST::FISHER in a couple of months if you are
still wondering. I should have it up and running by then.
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| 94.10 | Late Update | POLAR::GOSLING | KANATA MFG I.S. | Wed Oct 21 1987 15:31 | 15 |
|
John, thanks for your response. I have been away for a week or
two and as a result hadn't the opportunity to update this note.
I did receive the LA75P, and the parallel cable I had connected to
my Star (and PJ1080) printer worked with no problem at all (held
my breath though when I turned everything on).
The printer works great with the LA50 driver. In order to print
via PAR: I had to reset (ie: enable them) all the set-up menu
items associated with "Auto LF" and "Auto CR", otherwise stuff
just kept on wrapping....
Art
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| 94.11 | Thanks | CELSST::FISHER | John Fisher @NCO | DTN 367-4453 | Wed Oct 21 1987 23:20 | 6 |
| Thanks for the warnings... I've already ordered WordPerfect from
a local store. I can hardly wait for the printer... Hope you enjoy
yours.
Regards,
=jbf=
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| 94.12 | | DCC::JAERVINEN | Woody Allen for President | Thu Oct 22 1987 05:04 | 2 |
| What's the employee price for an LA75P?
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| 94.13 | Check Employee Purchase Program | CELSST::FISHER | John Fisher @NCO | DTN 367-4453 | Sat Nov 07 1987 13:27 | 4 |
| Sorry, but I am not sure what the price is. The Employee Purchase
folks will be happy to help. They have been very responsive to my
requests for information. I will be using my printer for work,
so the company is picking up the tab...
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