Re: TIB: WP 1.0

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Re: TIB: WP 1.0




Is there one aviable for the TI-92?
Josh:)


On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, Grant Stockly wrote:

> 
> You might ask, "why would he TRY to do all of this in basic".  The anwser
> is, I am going against ASM to proove to some flaming freak that basic can
> do something...
> (Flaming freak - names changed to protect the guilty... :)  )
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I just got done codeing a word processor in basic for the 82/3/5/6/92 after
> I relized there was already one available for the 82/3!  Oh well...it
> wouldn't have worked anyway because it stored things as pics...
> 
> Text printing - Will print text from a string.  Use Equ>Str to print equations.
> Text transfer - will pull a text document off of another calculator
> Graphic printing - will print a pic at either 1,2,4,or 8X
> Graphic transfer - will pull a graphic off of another calc
> Saving - of course you can save!
> 
> Printer support:
> 
> Apple ImageWriter I/II (most schools have them) [serial]
> -Text
> -All graphics
> -Horizontal lines for header or footer
> -Bold/Italic/Super/Subscript/and more.  I won't wast more bandwidth... ;)
> 
> DeskJet 870xi/si (some schools have them) [parallel]
> -Plain Text
> 
> Star 1000NX (or some model like that) [parallel]
> -Plain Text
> 
> IBM Proprinter XL (xl - extra large... :)  ) [parallel]
> -Plain Text
> 
> Any parallel [parallel]
> -Plain Text
> 
> Any serial [serial]
> -plain text
> 
> Adobe is giving me the printer controll codes I will need to add support
> for anything other than 'plain text' on all serial/parallel printers.
> 
> If you have a certian printer you would like supported ASAP!  Please tell me.
> 
> NOTE:  The interface is done, just not tested with every single calc.
> Also, support for printers is in the software and not in the printerface.
> So if you switch to another type of printer, it will be totally compatible.
> 
> I decided that most of you wouldn't have a need for internet on your calcs,
> so instead of delaying the interface, I'm going to leave it at printers
> only.  There will be a future interface, which has
> mouse,modem,ansync-serial <sp>,and bi-parallel.
> 
> Thats enough.  Now, I want to see some feed back!
> 
> Grant
> 
> Example printout: (my very first one..it looked somewhat like this)
> 
> HeLLO GRant:., I CAn PRInT@
> 
> What it said at about 6:00PM that next day:
> 
> Hello Grant:  I can print!
> 
> So, it works fine now...
> 
> 
>
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