7/Using
ALine
Printer
Any Radio
Shack'
'parallel interface" printermay be connected to the Model III.
There are some differences in printer functions available, so check in the printer
owner's
manual for these details.
LinePrintervsVideo Display
Output
Outputto the line printer is similarto display output; in fact, for the two major
display outputoperations, there are two matching line printeroutput operations:
Video Display
Line
Printer
PRINT LPRINT
LIST LLiST
These are described in the BASIC Language Section
of
this manual.
When you try to outputinformation to the printer, the Computerwill first see
if
a
printeris connectedand ready
to acceptthe data.
If
it is not, the Computerwill
simply wait until the printeris available. During this time, you will not be able to
type in instructions from the keyboard.
To
regain keyboardcontrol in this situation, hold down the
(BREAK)
key until the
Computerdisplays
READY
>
Certain
of
the Video Display features are not available on the printer. Forexample:
• Thegraphics and special character sets cannotbe output to the printer. However,
yourprintermay have its own special characters
or
"graphics" . Check in the
owner's
manual.
• The
CLS and PRINT @ statements have no line-printer counterparts.
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