The standard wheel which comes packed with the 9512 printer. It gives a good strong all-round letter face. If you want to experiment with the basic 10 pitch format, try 10 D (the D is for 'Double space') for emphasis, or 12 or PS to pack the letters closer together. The effects are interesting and surprisingly good.

On this wheel there are the accents that you would expect, as well as some characters of a more unexpected type. A curious omission is the "double guillemot" speech marks that are so often used on the Continent. Although we illustrate Prestige Pica 10, French wheels are available in all the other styles.

Question marks and exclamation marks are not only in the correct place, but upside down as well! Again a full range of signs and accents, including the peseta symbol. As with most of the European wheels, the basic characters are as in the English wheels; only the special characters differ, in this extract a text by Cervantes is shown.

An expensive typewriter face. Its characters are more square than most, but at the same time the lines are slightly wiry. All this means that it gives plenty of breathing space, and the effect is light and airy. This makes it an ideal style for personal letters. Bold print in this script looks horrible.

There are 3 Greek wheels available, in 10 and 15 pitch. Unfortunately none of them are PS wheels, which is a pity since Recta 10 seems to leave a lot of space between the letters. Most accents are available. In addition to the Greek letters, there is a set of capital letters.

The Printer Support Pack manual suggests that Greek Latin wheels cannot be used with CP/M. In fact, the wheels are exactly the same as the others, so they will fit into the printer and will work, regardless of the software you are running. Once it is physically in place, with the correct pitch spacing selected, you will have to experiment to see which characters on the screen activate which characters on the wheel. You may end up with gibberish in your computer file, but your printout should be fine.

A smaller version of Prestige Pica 10. Note the effect on the document by reducing the pitch to 12: we didn't change anything in the document, other than the pitch setting and the wheel. Because the text is more tightly spaced, the overall effect is a darker page, especially if it is full of text.

An imposing printwheel, with the curious distinction of having no lowercase letters—only smaller capitals! This makes it very assertive, useful for official documents, forms, and other energetic statements. The computer equivalent of block capitals, it is a very appropriate typeface.

The italic wheel for the 9512. A bit flowery for some people, perhaps, but it might be just right for you. It is not the script to use for writing abroad due to the unfamiliar appearance of some characters, but it can add a nice variety for your friends and family. A pity it is only available in 12 pitch, not 10 pitch.

This is one of those wheels that can be used at 10 or 12 characters per inch, and still looks good. The image shows 12 pitch. The style of the script is quite simple, without embellishments like serifs. Good for no-nonsense documents, like essays and theses, whichever pitch they are used in.

The smallest typeface available, completing the range of the Gothic style across all pitches. As before, there are no serifs, which makes the text legible despite its small size. Ideal for notes and memos on smaller paper sizes, it will inevitably look very dense and packed on a large page. However, it is the ideal font for lawyers.

PS stands for proportional spacing, meaning that each letter takes up space according to its size. Therefore, a "1" will take up less space than an "M" (notice how capitals take up space compared to lowercase letters). This is the way professional printers work, so the result looks very good and will surely enhance a corporate or academic image.

Another dual pitch wheel, this is illustrated in 12 pitch; it is, in fact, the only Russian wheel available. In addition to the normal Cyrillic letters, there are several Ukrainian ones, along with Arabic numbers (except 1). The script is bold and remarkably clear, despite the complexities of the Russian alphabet.