Programmer’s Guide to
Orbit, the ROS Adapter, and the Dover Printer

by Bob Sproull
revised by Dan Swinehart

March 5, 1983

This report presents the Orbit, ROS adapter and Dover printer hardware from the programmer’s point of view. It is intended to contain "all you need to know" to write printing programs using the gear. In addition to information about control of the hardware, it gives various techniques and tricks that were either planned or discovered.

This document is for Xerox internal use only

This document is for Xerox internal use only

XEROX

PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER
3333 Coyote Hill Road / Palo Alto / California 94304