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Table 2-2. Several computers’ printer
activating commands
Activating commands
Computer
10 LPRINT CHR$(193)
Epson QX-10, IBM-PC, and Radio
Shack TRS-80
5 OPEN "0",#1, "COMØ"
Epson HX-20 Notebook Computer
10 PRINT#1, CHR$(193)
99 CLOSE#1
5 PR#1
Apple II
10 PRINT CHR$ (193)
99 PR#Ø
Check your computer’s reference manual and type in the com-
mands appropriate to your computer. Then type RUN.
With any luck, you will get an Italic capital A on the printer: A
If nothing prints, it’s time to double-check your computer manual
and cable connections. Make sure the printer is ON LINE and the
READY light is lit.
ASCII and BASIC basics
If you end up with a Roman A:
A
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