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| Filename: | +crane1 |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0949 bytes |
| Load address: | 2B206576 |
| Exec address: | 6E617263 |
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Dear all, a bit more of a general purpose article this time. Ron Goad raised a few points, so I thought I'd add my "two pennorth" Printers / Printer Ribbons *************** I have a Star 9 pin dot matrix printer, which is kept for more occasional use. I personally have found that once the ink's run out, the ribbon is also worn out. Certainly in my case if I attempted to reink it,it would break. Gus says that many modern printers are not suitable for 8 bit Machines. I beg to differ.I have my Elk connected to an Epson stylus Colour 600 printer. This is a modern Ink Jet and I printout text from View and EUG with no problems at all. Graphics may be a bit different obviously, but its only a question of getting a driver put together. There was once a program available, for Beebs at least, which allowed you to construct your own Printer Driver and the control codes are listed in the back of the Epson manual. It's all greek to me, but I'm sure there must be someone among us with the necesary expertise.Any offers ? Joystick ******** Haven't a clue. A possible work round though, at the risk of sounding like an idiot. Turn the joystick through 180 degrees, so that Left and Right, and Up and Down are now correct. Or,even better is it possible to take the joystick apart and rotate the potentiometer assembly through 180 degrees. OWN UP TIME *********** Assuming Gus used my Start up Screen, you'll all be wondering,why a funny Finn can't find better things to do than graft an old computer onto a new one. Well I made it up. An April Fool thing that came to me one night, in a flash of inspiration. Rolf Paoli is an anagram of April Fool.I suspect my fictional name and address gave it all away though . Irma Ful (I'm a fool). 1 April Close i.e when the mag came out (nearish to April 1st). Frail Pool another anagram of April Fool. Yorkshire TV used that one on a spoof weather feature on 1st April. IM2D 4UL (I am too daft for you lot). I couldn't think of anything else that might look a bit like a Postcode. Anyway that's it for me for now. John Crane,34 St Andrews Walk,Harrogate,North Yorkshire,HG2 7RL More than happy to conceed my mistake on the printers. My information was based upon what I'd heard rather than experience. Great to know. Perhaps Richard could look up the printer driver you are refering to. He's great at anything like that.
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Irma F| 000006c0 75 6c 20 28 49 27 6d 20 61 20 66 6f 6f 6c 29 2e |ul (I'm a fool).| 000006d0 20 31 20 41 70 72 69 6c 20 43 6c 6f 73 65 20 69 | 1 April Close i| 000006e0 2e 65 0d 77 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 6d 61 67 20 |.e.when the mag | 000006f0 63 61 6d 65 20 6f 75 74 20 28 6e 65 61 72 69 73 |came out (nearis| 00000700 68 20 74 6f 20 41 70 72 69 6c 20 31 73 74 29 2e |h to April 1st).| 00000710 20 46 72 61 69 6c 20 50 6f 6f 6c 20 61 6e 6f 74 | Frail Pool anot| 00000720 68 65 72 20 61 6e 61 67 72 61 6d 0d 6f 66 20 41 |her anagram.of A| 00000730 70 72 69 6c 20 46 6f 6f 6c 2e 20 59 6f 72 6b 73 |pril Fool. Yorks| 00000740 68 69 72 65 20 54 56 20 75 73 65 64 20 74 68 61 |hire TV used tha| 00000750 74 20 6f 6e 65 20 6f 6e 20 61 20 73 70 6f 6f 66 |t one on a spoof| 00000760 20 77 65 61 74 68 65 72 20 66 65 61 74 75 72 65 | weather feature| 00000770 20 6f 6e 0d 31 73 74 20 41 70 72 69 6c 2e 20 49 | on.1st April. I| 00000780 4d 32 44 20 34 55 4c 20 28 49 20 61 6d 20 74 6f |M2D 4UL (I am to| 00000790 6f 20 64 61 66 74 20 66 6f 72 20 79 6f 75 20 6c |o daft for you l| 000007a0 6f 74 29 2e 20 49 20 63 6f 75 6c 64 6e 27 74 20 |ot). 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My in| 00000890 66 6f 72 6d 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 77 61 73 0d 62 61 |formation was.ba| 000008a0 73 65 64 20 75 70 6f 6e 20 77 68 61 74 20 49 27 |sed upon what I'| 000008b0 64 20 68 65 61 72 64 20 72 61 74 68 65 72 20 74 |d heard rather t| 000008c0 68 61 6e 20 65 78 70 65 72 69 65 6e 63 65 2e 20 |han experience. | 000008d0 47 72 65 61 74 20 74 6f 20 6b 6e 6f 77 2e 20 50 |Great to know. P| 000008e0 65 72 68 61 70 73 0d 52 69 63 68 61 72 64 20 63 |erhaps.Richard c| 000008f0 6f 75 6c 64 20 6c 6f 6f 6b 20 75 70 20 74 68 65 |ould look up the| 00000900 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 64 72 69 76 65 72 20 | printer driver | 00000910 79 6f 75 20 61 72 65 20 72 65 66 65 72 69 6e 67 |you are refering| 00000920 20 74 6f 2e 20 48 65 27 73 20 67 72 65 61 74 0d | to. He's great.| 00000930 61 74 20 61 6e 79 74 68 69 6e 67 20 6c 69 6b 65 |at anything like| 00000940 20 74 68 61 74 2e 1c 0d 0d | that....| 00000949
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