[Coco] M.E.S.S. Printing

[Nathan Woods]

Brian Hostetler wrote:

> I was just wondering if anyone has figured out how to print graphics 
> in MESS.  I have figured out how to print to a file, which works fine 
> for text documents.  I want to print several Cocomax drawings on my 
> inkjet printer under Windows XP.  I used to have a Star Gemini 10X and 
> Cocomax has the driver for this.  When I print to file, it makes the 
> print file about 32k in size.  Evidently this is in Gemini 10X printer 
> graphics format.  I need to figure out how to convert this file into a 
> bitmap or anything useable by windows that can be printed.  The print 
> file data does not look that complicated (hexadecimal).  Has anyone 
> written a DOS/Windows utility to convert any coco printer graphics 
> formats into a standard image type?  (It'd be pretty cool to make the 
> print file's pixels round dots on a full page bitmap about the size of 
> a 9-pin printer's) Thanks!
>
>                                     -Brian Hostetler
>
I know nothing about printer graphics formats, but one option available 
to you is to simply take screenshots while you are running the 
emulation.  MESS saves these in PNG format.