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From: Mike Simpson <msimpson@bbn-unix>
Subject: printer questions
To: northstar-users@simtel-20, info-micro@brl, info-cpm@brl
Cc: msimpson@bbn-unix
I have an Okidata M82A dot-matrix printer, and a
NorthStar Advantage (running Graphics CP/M rev 2.2).
When I attempt to print something out of WordStar
(no flames, please), I find that there is no easy way to get
double-width (5 characters/inch) printing. The Okidata
users' manual gives the codes necessary to accomplish this
in BASIC, and I can convert the decimal codes to hex or
octal as necessary. But I can only see (from WordStar) the
commands <control-P><control-B> to toggle bold print (8.3
characters/inch) and the commands <control-P><control-D> to
toggle double print (which just seems to be coming out as
overstrking, not as the 5 characters/inch printing I would
have expected).
Are there any good ways to insert ASCII 28(decimal)
to ASCII 31(decimal) into my WordStar text file? Thanks
in advance. Responses to me; I will summarize to the net.
-- cheers,
Mike Simpson, BBN
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5-Jan-84 08:41:05-MST,858;000000000000
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From: "Ferd Brundick (LTTB)" <fsbrn@brl-voc>
To: Mike Simpson <msimpson@bbn-unix>
cc: northstar-users@simtel20, info-micro@brl, info-cpm@brl, msimpson@bbn-unix
Subject: Re: printer questions
Hi,
You want to install patches in the user-defined functions ^Q,^W,^E, and ^R.
These can be multiple key sequences, which is quite handy if your printer
uses ESCape sequences like mine does. Check your Word* manual on how to go
about defining your own functions.
dsw, fferd
Fred S. Brundick
USABRL, APG, MD.
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From: Mike Simpson <msimpson@bbn-unix>
Subject: NorthStar Users Group, Boston Area
To: northstar-users@simtel-20
Cc: msimpson@bbn-unix
Can anyone provide me with the address of a Northstar
Users Group in the Boston area (particularly northeast of Boston,
perhaps the Merrimack Valley)?
-- thanks,
Mike Simpson, BBN
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6-Jan-84 19:43:03-MST,514;000000000000
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From: Devon S. McCullough <DEVON @ MIT-MC>
Subject: NorthStar Users Group, Boston Area
To: msimpson @ BBN-UNIX
cc: northstar-users @ SIMTEL20
In-reply-to: Msg of Thu 5 Jan 84 11:40:30 EST from Mike Simpson <msimpson@bbn-unix>
I'm a N* user, although right now my system is on load in DC, and I
am pretty knowledgable and would like to know abou any such group too.
10-Jan-84 12:43:47-MST,511;000000000000
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From: George Keller (IBD) <keller@brl>
To: northstar-users@simtel20
Subject: All-Caps key on Advantage
Has anyone used a program (assembly or other) to change the state of
the all caps key on an Advantage? So far, all I get when I try to
follow the directions in the Tech Manual is to blow the machine away.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
George
23-Jan-84 17:42:14-MST,606;000000000000
Mail-From: WANCHO created at 23-Jan-84 17:41:36
Date: 23 Jan 1984 17:41 MST (Mon)
Message-ID: <WANCHO.11986017683.BABYL@SIMTEL20>
From: "Frank J. Wancho" <WANCHO@SIMTEL20>
To: NORTHSTAR-USERS@SIMTEL20
Subject: CP/M 2.2 rev 1.1.0
I stumbled across the following in a dealer bulletin dated early last
year. The patch supposedly described takes care of a spurious BDOS
ERROR ON A: R/O message. I have not yet installed this patch, but
plan to after reviewing the surrounding code.
