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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:	Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:	Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:	FUNYET::ANDERSON

Created:	Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:	Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1433
Total number of notes:	10312

860.0. "LA50 Printer on STE " by TMCUK2::CMITCHELL () Tue May 08 1990 12:55

	If I plug an LA50 into the modem port of my STE will it work correctly
as a text printer, or will I need a special driver for it? How about for
printing graphics (screen dumps or files)?

	I have scanned this conference at length and have picked up one or
two hints in this area but no definitive answer...Can anybody guide me
through the steps, including, if necessary, the network locations of any
required drivers and the correct port setup? Also, I will need to use the
same port, from time to time, as a modem link so I will need to know how
to "undo" any setup features to be able reuse the line.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
860.1		PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ	Jeffrey A. Lomicka	`Tue May 08 1990 13:07`	9
	It will print text just fine at 1200 baud, and it should be able to respond to XON/XOFF flow control at faster speeds. (LA50 defaults at the factory to 4800 baud xon/xoff) You cat set this up with the default control panel. You don't get graphics for the LA50 with any Atari program I have ever seen, except for my PSLA50 desk accessory, which is a very crude, monochrome only, print-portion of screen utility. (PRNSYS::USER2:[LOMICKAJ.HOBBY.ST]PSLA50.*)
860.2	XON/XOFF has limited success	OVAL::HAYESI	Ian Hayes, @SBP, DTN 782 2447	`Wed May 23 1990 07:15`	8
	You will find that some packages (e.g. word processing) don't use the XON/XOFF mechanism - they demand the ready/busy protocol. This requires making up a special cable as I couldn't find a standard DEC cable that had the right connections. Also, you'll have to change some of the LA50 switches - the ready/busy polarity is one that I remember. Good luck Ian (who now has a STAR LC10 Colour so details of LA50 are rusty)
860.3	Printing graphic files on LA50 ???	HLFS00::GROEN_A	from the GREAT small country	`Mon Oct 08 1990 10:12`	12
	re .1 Here's another Atarifreak trying to connect a LA50 to his Atari 1040ST. I used the la50.acc as described in .1 and it worked for screen dumps. But now I want to print files(graphics) and I want to print graphics from basic and fortran programs. Is there any way to print Atari graphics from a file to the LA50 without crap on my screen ????. Thanks in advance, Arie. (the MIDIot)