Re: [ql-users] What printers do people use with their QL??
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 at 21:35:28, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) From: John Hitchcock [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/10/06 Mon PM 04:47:08 EDT To: QL-users e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] What printers do people use with their QL?? However, what printers are people actually using nowadays with their QL?? Brother 2024L - 24 pin dot matrix. My first printer for the QL was a Diablo 630 daisywheel. This had a 3 chr absolute tab command - which was superb for assembling one line data in any order. Along came the Brother in 1966 with Diablo emulation. It has worked now for 17 years totally trouble free - other than clearing the head with isopropyl alcohol occasionally. I am sure it is way over its design life. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
Re: Re: [ql-users] What printers do people use with their QL??
If anyone is prepared to try to to make a list of what people are successfully using with their systems (stick to modern printers, most older ones seem to be useable), I'd be quite happy to draw up a list or short article for Toady to publish to help users select a printer, and perhaps put it on my website and update it as required. Is there a rule of thumb that we should look for in leaflets or web pages to help decide that a printer works by control codes rather than pure GDI printers, e.g. it offers DOS or HP emulation? What about Mac printers, are they GDI-only, for example? (postscript?) To add one to the list, my Epson Stylus Color 880 (yes, the spelling COLOR is badged on even UK models) works from Epson control codes, from both QPC2 and QL systems. It has both USB and Centronics ports. I'm not sure if it's still available (check Epson's website perhaps). Certainly, anyone who has bought a printer in the last year or so and gets it to work with QL software let me know and I'll add to the list. Those who work in IT or with computers in their workplace could help by looking at the manuals for their printers to see if they look like thye have the necessaries to work with QL software. In case anyone comes across them second hand, the following have also worked with my QL systems in the past: Epson FX80 (9pin DMP) Canon BJ10sx and BJ10ex (inkjet, Canon and Epson LQ emulation) Star LC10 (9 pin DMP) Star LC24-10 (24 pin DMP) To kick this off, as I'm on a day off work today, I'll put up a new web page during the day which will list printers I know of (or have been told) work with QL software, including older ones to help when you come across them second hand and want to know if there is a good chance they will work with the QL. Obviously, having a control code set or whatever is only a start, you'll still need to tinker with printer drivers etc, but then, that's half the fun of QLing isn't it! -- Dilwyn Jones However, what printers are people actually using nowadays with their QL?? I stick with the 850 - but am I correct in believing that the Epson Stylus 900 (not the Photo 900) is also fully compatible?? Ha! I use - still - an EPSON LX80 9-pin dot matrix. I find it far quicker than the modern printers which put everything into graphics. It uses continuous stationery and has its own built in font. Long may it continue. Use: Epson DX-100 (d/w!) EpsonLX-80 (9p dmp) Epson LQ-100 esc/p2 (24p dmp) all OK with /original/GC/SGC [got boxes of continuous paper - whoopee] Epson Stylus Colour 640 (i/j) ok with QPC2 - but never tried with the 'black box' Best regards to all, HTH John in Wales Panasonic KX-P1124 (24p dmp). Formerly Star NX-1001 (9p dmp). GC. Doug LaVerne
Re: [ql-users] What printers do people use with their QL??
Got the Brother in 1966? Wow, he must be knackered :-)) Darren Branagh, Bank of Ireland - Cards And Loans Business, Nassau House, 33/35 Nassau Street, Dublin 2. Ireland. Tel: 1850-530-530 Fax: 01-6706813. BOI Group Data Classification - Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] o.ukcc: Sent by: Subject: Re: [ql-users] What printers do people use with [EMAIL PROTECTED] their QL?? g.uk 07/10/2003 08:40 Please respond to ql-users On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 at 21:35:28, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) From: John Hitchcock [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2003/10/06 Mon PM 04:47:08 EDT To: QL-users e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] What printers do people use with their QL?? However, what printers are people actually using nowadays with their QL?? Brother 2024L - 24 pin dot matrix. My first printer for the QL was a Diablo 630 daisywheel. This had a 3 chr absolute tab command - which was superb for assembling one line data in any order. Along came the Brother in 1966 with Diablo emulation. It has worked now for 17 years totally trouble free - other than clearing the head with isopropyl alcohol occasionally. I am sure it is way over its design life. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete this E-mail from your system. Thank you. It is possible for data transmitted by email to be deliberately or accidentally corrupted or intercepted. For this reason, where the communication is by email, the Bank of Ireland Group does not accept any responsibility for any breach of confidence which may arise through the use of this medium. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of known computer viruses.
Re: [ql-users] Bugs
On 6 Oct 2003 at 9:20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 24/09/03 19:33:23 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PARTYP, PARUSE, PARNAM$, and PARSTR$ dont work on Smsq/e 3.00 and 3.01. Ok I agree. This will be fixed in the forthcoming version 3.03 Wolfgang
Re: [ql-users] What printers do people use with their QL??
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 at 11:59:38, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Got the Brother in 1966? Wow, he must be knackered :-)) Whoops - 1986 of course. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
Re: [ql-users] Dual IDE controller needed for Q40 - Will Exchange :-)
I Post the a message like this to ql-developers, but the list do not seems working at the moment. I am improving a little my q60 for the next Italian meeting and this is what I did : - I bought a new dual channel ide controller card from Cables online for the Q60, and it works ! Now I have installed a CDrom writer plus a CF reader and 40 GB HD together with Ethernet LAN card. - I found a cordless desktop (Keyboard+mouse) from Logitech that works with serial mouse protocol so it is perfect for Q60. - I bought a Hot Swap CF reader for CF type I and II to use it with Q60 using IBM 1 GB Microdrive, but I did not test yet it because it is not yet arrived. If anyone is interested in the details, let me know Ciao Fabrizio - Original Message - From: Phoebus R. Dokos ( . ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Dual IDE controller needed for Q40 - Will Exchange :-) On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 10:33:00 +0200 (MET DST), Jerome Grimbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Link pasted here for P. Graf's comment as well (ie if he thinks that this card should work) : URL:http://shop.store.yahoo.com/cablesonline/en4ideconcar.html big snip I am also trying to find a 2.88 Mb capable controller in order to test my ED drives with Qx0... That would be great if we could have 3.2 Meg fdds on Qx0s too... BTW: For some reason Shoestring Linux recognizes all drives as 2.88 Meg ones... anybody know why is that? Or if would ACTUALLY work if a 2.88 Meg capable fdd controleer is present? Visit the QL-FAQ at: http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/faq/ (Still uploading stuff!) Visit the uQLX-win32 homepage at: http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/uqlx.html Visit the uQLX-mac home page at:http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/uqlxmac.html
Re: [ql-users] What printers do people use with their QL??
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 19:21:45 +0100, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 at 11:59:38, wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Got the Brother in 1966? Wow, he must be knackered :-)) Whoops - 1986 of course. Hmmm in 1966 Brother AFAIK only made sewing machines (probably the pedal driven kind)... I suspect Tony converted the needle to write braille, used the pedal to power the QL (among other things and maybe his 13th shed ;-) and of course wired the whole thing with an I2C connection ;-) Phoebus :-D -- Visit the QL-FAQ at: http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/faq/ (Still uploading stuff!) Visit the uQLX-win32 homepage at: http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/uqlx.html Visit the uQLX-mac home page at:http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/uqlxmac.html
Re: [ql-users] Dual IDE controller needed for Q40 - Will Exchange :-)
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 21:47:56 +0200, Fabrizio Diversi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I Post the a message like this to ql-developers, but the list do not seems working at the moment. I am improving a little my q60 for the next Italian meeting and this is what I did : - I bought a new dual channel ide controller card from Cables online for the Q60, and it works ! Now I have installed a CDrom writer plus a CF reader and 40 GB HD together with Ethernet LAN card. - I found a cordless desktop (Keyboard+mouse) from Logitech that works with serial mouse protocol so it is perfect for Q60. - I bought a Hot Swap CF reader for CF type I and II to use it with Q60 using IBM 1 GB Microdrive, but I did not test yet it because it is not yet arrived. If anyone is interested in the details, let me know Ciao Fabrizio Good because they STILL haven't answered it my mail or sent my order I did find another source however and I will be selling these (I sent you an email a while ago regarding that matter but I guess you never got it :-( Phoebus -- Visit the QL-FAQ at: http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/faq/ (Still uploading stuff!) Visit the uQLX-win32 homepage at: http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/uqlx.html Visit the uQLX-mac home page at:http://www.dokos-gr.net/ql/uqlxmac.html
