Speaking of Stylewriter II's,, are ink cartridges still made and available to purchase for these printers? Would I be able to find them at any office supply store? Thanks, and happy holidays, Bobby
>Bob Williams writes: > >> Hi folks - I'm a relative newcomer to the list. I got a Mac SE (4/20) hooked >> up to a Stylewriter II. It's my first compact Mac, so I'm kinda feeling my >> way along here. >> My question is this: Is there a way to improve print quality with the >> Stylewriter? Just about all the fonts I've tried seem to be printing out a >> bit crude. Some are better than others, but none are nearly as good as put >> out by my HP Deskwriter 600 connected to a PowerMac 5400. >> I love the little Mac and I'm looking forward to making it a very productive >> little machine! > > If you use postscript fonts ( it will print very clear. If you are >using non-postscript fonts, try to use only the base font sizes >(10,12,14,18,24, etc.) as if you use other font sizes the text is only a >scaled version of a smaller size. It is like taking a 320x240 image and >blowing it up to 640x480. The result is very grainy and crude. > Another reason the stylewriter is grainy would be because of its low >dpi. I have a deskwriter 660c which does in fact print better quality text >and photos than my stylewriter, even with brand-new cartridges. If none of >this helps, try cleaning your cartridge(s). > >Merry Christmas, all! > >One last thing, I am changing my email address in a couple of days, so if >someone else besides me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) starts calling himself >"Andrew, a Mac Freak," that would be me ; - ) >-- >Andrew, >a Mac Freak > >-- >Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------- >>The Think Different Store >http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com >--------------------------------------------------------------- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
