Tandy 1000 User Manual

Chapter 11 Setting Up the Tandy 1000
Printer Configuration Instructions
Before starting your application, you must make sure that the printer
you are using is set up to work with your Tandy 1000. To accomplish
this, find your printer on the list below and follow the steps indicated.
If your Printer is:
IBM-compatible (IBM, Epson, etc.)}
Do this:
No action required
LPVIII
DMP120
DMP200
DMP400
DMP420
DMP500
DMP2100
DWPII
DWPIIb
DWP410
DWP210
Set NL/CR switch to
CR
1 Follow Procedure I
Other 1 Follow Procedure I1
Procedure I
1. At the MS-DOS prompt, type LPINST (ENTER).
Now, the screen shows:
Does your printer automatically linefeed
after a carriage return?
2. Press Q.
When finished, the MS-DOS prompt returns to the screen. The
printer configuration procedure needs to be done only once. Now,
whenever you run the application, the printer configuration will be
done automatically. (The LPINST command builds an autoexec.bat
file that is appended to any existing autoexecbat file.)
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Tandy 1000 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel 8088
Processor Speed	4.77 MHz
RAM	128 KB (expandable to 640 KB)
Operating System	MS-DOS 2.11
Manufacturer	Tandy Corporation
Release Year	1984
Storage	Single or double 5.25" floppy disk drive (360 KB), optional hard drive
Sound	Tandy 3-voice sound
Ports	Parallel, Serial
Graphics	CGA (Color Graphics Adapter)
Graphics Modes	320x200, 640x200