ATARIWRITERTM PRINTER DRIVERS HOME MANAGEMENT Adept the AteriWriter™ word processor for use with other printers (for use of AteriWriter™ end printers other then the ATARI 825 end ATARI 1025) by Gary Furr Requires: AtariWriterrM Word Processing Cartridge Blank formatted diskettes Diskette version (2) (APX-20223) Edition D ATARI 810 or 1050 Disk Drive 24K RAM
AtariWriter™ Printer Drivers by Gary Furr PrOJram and manual contents © 1983 Gary Furr C9?ySght notice. On receipt of this computer program and assocaated d::>cumentation (the software), the author grants you a nonexclusive License to execute the enclosed software. This software is protected by copyright. You are prohibited from reproducing, translating, or distributing this software in any unauthorized manner.
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Contents Introduction•••1 Overview...1 Required accessories...2 Getting started... 3 Loading Atarivlriter Printer Drivers into computer memory... 2 Using AtarH'1riter Printer Drivers.. .4 Choosing the driver for ycur printer.. .4 Copying the driver onto your diskette...6 Using the DOS menu...6 Type fonts ... 6 Instructions ATARI ATARI EPSON EPSON EPSON for specific printers...7 1020...7 1027.. 7 FX-80...8 MX-80 and EPSON MX-IOO...8 l1X-80 GRAFTRAX and EPSON MX-IOO GRAFTRAX (not. GRAFTRAX PLUS)...
Figures 1 A'tariWrit.er menu.. ,4 2 Index of printer drivers... S 3 EPSON MX-80 GRAFTRAX DIP switch set:t.i.ngs...10 4 EPSON RX-SO DIP switch setting...12 S GEMINI lOX print styles...lS 6 IDS-480 print st;rles...16 7 MANNESMANN TALLY print styles...17 8 OKIDATA print sqles...
Intrc:xiuction OVERVIEW The AtariWriter Vlord Processor was designed for certain AT ARI printers: the AT ARI 820, 822 825, and 1025 Printers. This meant that ATARI Home Computer' owners wno have other kinds of printers had t:.o go through a oomp1icated procedure to use Atari\'Vr:i:t.er--until now. The AtariWrit.er Printer Drivers program allows owners of other printers that are canpatible with the AT ARI Home Computer to enjoy the power of' AtariWriter.
REQUIRED ACCESSORIES AtariHri±.er Word Processing Cartridge ATARI 810 or lOS0 Disk Drive Blank :fi:mnatted diskett.
Getting started LOADING ATARIVlRITER INTO COMPUTER MEMORY PRINTER DRIVERS Insert the AtariVlriterT M Word Processing 1. Cartridge in the cartridge slot of your computer. 2. Have your mmputer turned OFF. 3. Tum on YOlr disk drive. 4. When the BUSY light goes out, open the disk drive door and insert the Atari\'lriter Printer Drivers diskette with the label in the lower right-hand corre r nearest to YOl. Clcse the door. S. Tum on your mmputer and your TV set.
Using AtariWriter Printer Drivers CHOOSING THE DRIVER FOR YOUR PRINTER When ATARIWRITER has memory, the AtariWr:i±:.er screen, as fbllows: leaded into computer menu appears on the ATARIWRITER CREATE File DELETE File EDIT File FORHAT Disk INDEX of Disk Files LOAD File PRINT File SAVE File SELECT LETTER Figure 1 AtariWriter menu Type I to select INDEX.
ATAR1020 002 ATAR1027 002 DISKNAME.DAT 001 DOS.SYS 039 DUP.SYS 042 EMX80FT3 012 EPNMX100 010 EPSNFX80 013 EPSNMX80 010 EPSNRX80 012 GEMI10X 013 GEHINI10 013 IDS480 006 MANHMANN 010 MX100FT3 012 MX100GRF 010 MX80GRAF 010 NEC8023A 014 OKI92A 014 OKI93A 014 PRORITER 014 434 FREE SECTORS Figure 2 Index of printer drivers Select the driver for your printer (refer to the fallowing section of this manual i f you're in doubt). Make a note of the file name for that driver.
COPYING THE DRIVER ONTO YOUR DISKETTE Remove the printer driver program diskette from the disk drive, and insert a formatted diskette with the DOS file en it. Close the disk drive door. choose me option to save the file. You see the prompt to enter the name of the file youIre saving. Type the Ibllowing name: Type S to AUTORUN • SYS Press the RETURN key. Now your diskette is ready. To ccntinue, turn the computer OFF and then ON again. \'1henever you start to create or edit a file on A'tariWr:i±.
Instructions fur specific printers ATARI 1020 The ATARI 1020 printer is identif:i..ed on the Printer Driver diskette by the fullowing file name: ATARI020 printerIplotter is a 'TIle ATARI 1020 color 4O-eolumn four-eolor plotter. If you're using it as a printer with AtariWriter, you won't be able to use the fullowing features: Underlining Superscriptinglsubscripting Proportiooal fcnts Eloogated characters Double-eolumn printing Don't, furget to change the left.
superscripting and subscripting, condensed proportional fcnts, elongated cnaracters, dwble-column printing. or or EPSON FX-80 The EPSON FX-80 printer is identified on the Printer Driver diskette by the following file name: EPSNFX80 You shalldn't try to print superscripts and subscripts in the proportional cha:taet.er funt (see FX-80 Users l1anual., page E-l). Since the FX-80 supPOrts reverse line :feeds, you can print in double oolumns.
These files are specifically designed to be used with the "first" models of the EPSON printers, as opposed to the GRAFTRAX or now the FT III. If you haven't upgraded your EP SON printers, this is the one for you. Since the MX-80 and MX-100 den't support reverse line feeds, you can't print in double columns on these printers. Suppose you tried to set the new left and right margin values, as if you were printing double columns.
This printer isn't capable of underlining. Since there's no reverse line fee::i, you can't print superscripts and subscripts. This means you can't print in double columns, unless you follow the procedure suggested later in this manual. There are no ITALICS or proportional fbnts en the EPXON MX-80 GRAFTRAX. If you select font 3, the printer gives you ten characters per inch (CPI).
since these printers don't support, reverse line feeds, double column printing isn't possilile. If ycu try to set new left and right margins (as if to print double columns), all the print appears between the first left and right margins. See the suggestions on double column printing later in this manual. Also since these printers don't support reverse line feed, multi-level superscripts or subscripts aren't possible. EPSON has provided single level superscripts and subscripts. Make sure your DIP Swi±.
The DIP switches must be set as follows: ON sw-a OFF --------X X X X X X X X Is ON S\V-2 OFF --------- 17 16 15 14 13 X X X 14 13 12 X --------- 11 12 11 Figure 4 EPSON RX-SO DIP switch setting GEMINI-I 0 The GEMINI-IO printer is identi.f:i.ed on the Printer Driver di..skett:.e by the :fi::>ll.ow'ing file name: GEMINII0 Since the GEMINI-IO doesn't su:fPOrt reverse line feeds, you can't print in double columns. See the section on d::>ubl.
Avoid printing superscripts and suoscrdpt;s in the proportional fcnt on the GEHUH-10. It's hard to rood the result. GEMINI-lOX The GEHINI-10X printer is identified Printer Driver diskette as :fbllows: on the GEMI10X This Printer Driver for the GEMINI-lOX allows you to use all the AtarHlriter canmands without having to use the embedded function codes. The GEMINI-lOX printer is a later model of the original GEMINI-10. These two printers are almost identical except that the GEMINI-lOX dces not.
to turn these special print modes As noted in your GEHINI-10X users t-1anual under "Special Print Modes," you can use emphasized pr.irrt.inq only with the normal 10 CPI (PICA) and wide Piea-tS CPI) characters (not. with super/subscripts). You can use double strilce printing with any other print st¥le commands, and you can combine it with the emphasized print mode. fent commands ON or OFF. Press [CTRL]G and S to turn emphasized printing ON, and [CTRL]G and 6 to turn emphasized OFF.
I FONT I ICAN BE I ICOr-1l'-1AND I PRINT STYLE I IHDE 1 1-------1-----------------1-------1 ICTRL+G1IPICA 10 CPI I YES I ICTRL+G2IPICA 16.
I Fmn I I COMHAtW I I CAN BE I I ELONGATED I PRINT STYLE 1-------1---------------1---------1 ICTRL+GlllO CPI FIXED 1 YES I ICTRL+G2116.8 CPI FIXED I ICTRL+G3110 CPI PROPOR. I ICTRL+G4112 CPI PROPOR. I ICTRL+GS!16.
different print modes: the draft and the correspcndence. If you don't set one, the printer selects the draft mode. You can select different numoers of characters per inch according to the fallowing chart. Only the draft mode can be elc:n;ated. I FONT 1 1 COMMAND I PRINT STYLE I CAN BE 1 I ELONGATED I 1-------1---------------1---------1 ICTRL+GIIDRAFT ICTRL+G2IDRAFT ICTRL+G3ICORR. ICTRL+G4ICORR. ICTRL+G5ICORR. ICTRL+G6IDRAFT ICTRL+G7IDRAFT 10 CPI 1 16.7 CPI 1 PROPOR. I 10 CPI 1 12.
OKIDATA 93A MICROLnm 92A and OKIDATA MICROLUn: The OKIDA TA-92A printer is identified Printer Driver diskette as fullows: on the OKI92A THE OKIDAT A-93A printer is identified by this name: OIa93A The Printer Driver allows you to use all the Atarivlriter commands wii:hout having to use the embedded function code method. The OKIDATA 92-A printer does not have a proportic:nal print font. Pent 3 has oeen changed to Elite 12 CPI print..
I FONT ICAN BEl ICTRL+GIIPICA 10 CPI ICTRL+G2IPICA 17 CPI ICTRL+G3IELITE 12 CPI I CTRL+G41 CORR. 10 CPI ICTRL+GsICORR. 12 CPI I CTRL+G6 I EMPHASIZE-ON ICTRL+G7 I EMPHASIZE-OFF \CTRL+GsIENHANCED-ON ICTRL+G9IENHANCED-OFF I I I I I I I I I 1COMMAND 1 PRINT STYLE 1 WIDE 1 1-------1-----------------1------1 Figure S YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES I I I I I I I I I OKIDATA print styles C. ITOH PROWRITER-SSI0 The C.
Customizing your files FILES TOO LARGE WITH PRINTER DRIVER If you generated some document, files befbre you obtained the Printer Driver, you might find that tlDse files now take up too much of computer memory with the Printer Driver loaded. Follow these steps: 1) Load the document file into AtariWriter without using the Printer Driver AUTORUN file. 2) Split the loog file into two short files by first deleting about hili the file fr'om the top down, and SAVE it urrler a temporary name.
ITALICS mode, ycu use the following sequence: [CTRL]027[CTRL]052 The FX-80 manual instructs you to send ESC plus "4". This is an ASCII "4" and not a decimal "4". The ASCII "4" is equivalent to a decimal "52". with a Printer Driver diskette, you can still send Printer Control Codes to your printer for some special features. Just be sure to send the decimal value the printer is looking for.
Vlith down Then this the cursor at the top of the form letter, hold the OPTION key and press the INSERT key. press t..'1e RETURN key. An ESC syrnb:ll like appears on the screen: £ At each point inside the letter where you want to insert infonnaticn from the mail list. place another ESC symbol, in the same way. Check the format line at the top of the screen. Hake sure the values are the same for your fonn letter and ycur mail list.
dcn't, type a number, the program selects drive 1.) press the RETUIDI key. You've told AtariVlriter to go to t.".lemail list [filename.ext] to get the information to insert in the form letter. You 'WOn't see the CTRL+V on your TV screen. This procedure is exactly like the CHAHUNG outlined in your AtariHriter User's Guide. MAILING LABELS You don't need a special program to maintain lists of names and addresses i f you have AtarHlrit.er.
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