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title: "Bob’s Notebook: Near Letter Quality Printing"
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published_at: "2020-10-27T17:17:29+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-05-26T13:14:17+00:00"
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excerpt: "Routine to print at near letter quality on the Smith-Corona Fastext 80, an 8-pin dot matrix printer. Requires Larken Extended BASIC."
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# Bob’s Notebook: Near Letter Quality Printing

Routine to print at near letter quality on the Smith-Corona Fastext 80, an 8-pin dot matrix printer. Requires [Larken Extended BASIC](http://localhost/product/lkdos-extended-basic-cartridge/).