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READ ABT DRIVERS

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..IMPROVED DOUBLE-STRIKE DRIVERS.FOR THE
 STAR SG10/15...THE STAR SG-10 DRIVERS O
N THE BEST OF.GEOS DISK DO NOT WORK FOR 
ME.  HERE ARE.FOUR THAT DO...THESE WERE 
CREATED BY FRITZ OPPLIGER,.EDITOR OF THE
 HUMBOLDT COMMODORE USERS.GROUP NEWSLETT
ER IN EUREKA CA...ALL ARE TWO-PASS DRIVE
RS.  AS FRITZ.EXPLAINS IT, THE NUMERIC D
ESIGNATIONS.ESSENTIALLY MEAN "DOWN AND O
VER."..WHEN THE FIRST DIGIT IS A 1, THIS
.INDICATES A 1/72 INCH LINEFEED BETWEEN.
THE TWO PASSES OF THE PRINTHEAD.  WHEN.T
HE SECOND DIGIT IS A 1, THIS.REPRESENTS 
A FRACTIONAL SIDEWAYS OFFSET.BETWEEN THE
 DOUBLE-STRIKE RUNS.  SO 10.HAS THE LINE
FEED ONLY AND 11 IS OFFSET.DOWN AND SIDE
WAYS.  NUMBER 00 IS SIMPLY.A DOUBLE-STRI
KE WITH NO OFFSET...A SALUTE AND A BIG T
HANKS TO FRITZ!..NOTE: THE PRINTER FILES
 MUST BE.CONVERTED TO GEOS FORMAT WITH T
HE.CONVERT UTILITY.  THE SELF-CONVERTING
.VERSION OF THIS FILE IS INCLUDED WITH.T
HE DRIVERS.  ..COPY CONVERT TO A GEOS WO
RK DISK. .AFTER ENTERING GEOS, CLICK ON 
THE.CONVERT FILE ICON TWICE.  THIS WILL.
TAKE YOU BACK TO BASIC, AND YOU WILL.HAV
E TO RE-BOOT, BUT THE FILE WILL.SELF-CON
VERT.  NOTE THAT CONVERT.(INCLUDING THE 
SELF-CONVERSION) CHANGES.THE EXISTING FI
LE, IT DOES NOT CREATE A.NEW ONE.  IF YO
U WANT TO KEEP THESE.FILES IN SEQUENTIAL
 FORMAT FOR MODEM.TRANSFER, COPY THEM BE
FORE CONVERTING...(UPLOADED/DISTRIBUTED 
BY DICKE, AKA THE.49'ER, FRESNO CA).
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