Star Micronics 800C - Manual (Page 72)

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Portrait
Printing on paper across the narrower dimen-
sions, such as a letter on paper which is 8.5
inches wide and 11 inches high; portrait pic-
tures are usually taller than they are wide.
PostScript
PostScript is a printer page description language
developed by Adobe Systems to communicate
between software applications and printers, in-
dependent of the printer's resolution.
R
RAM
Random Access Memory. This is memory that
can be used to store information temporarily
such as text or printing configurations. RAM-
stored information is erased when the power is
turned off.
ROM
Read Only Memory. This is memory which can
be stored permanently whether the power to the
computer is on or off.
S
Scalable fonts
These are fonts created within the printer on a
character-by character basis ensuring high speed
and print quality. In virtually limitless sizes,
these fonts can be scaled from 3 points to 999.75
points in quarter-point increments.
Serial
A communications interface that sends or re-
ceives 1 bit of information at a time at a speci-
fied baud rate.
Spiral
This is a type of dithering method where the
dithering cells are somewhat smaller than Mesh.
It produces finer images for graphics and pre-
sentations.
System fonts
These are fonts that are installed and used by
Windows during a normal installation.
T
Title bar
The bar at the top of your window that shows
the name of the current window.
TrueType font
A type of scalable font supplied with the Star
WinType 800C printer and used in Windows to
create WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You
Get) output. This font system was developed
by Apple Computer.
U
Use Max. Memory
This is a setting in the Options dialog box for
sending data to the printer via Windows' Print
Manager.
V
Virtual memory
A method by which a computer substitutes hard
disk space for RAM.
W
Window
An area of your display which shows informa-
tion on your desktop. You can create and view
documents through windows.
Windows
A graphical user interface software program
developed by Microsoft Corporation for use on
MS-DOS computers.
WYSIWYG
An abbreviation of What You See Is What You
Get.