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- Subject: Printer Support
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 09:01:49 GMT
- Organization: Zippo
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- We need to buy a (much needed) new laser printer, and we have
- a good idea of which one we want. The problem now is finding out if
- my Amiga 2000 and the Lexmark Optra Rt+ are "compatible." When I say
- compatible, I mean is there a driver out there for this particular
- printer for the Amiga. Or if not a specific driver, a generic driver
- that supports some of the Optra Rt+'s features. These key features
- being 1200dpi resolution, dual paper trays, and duplexing.
- I'm certain I won't have any trouble getting drivers for the
- IBM clone and even old Mac Plus we have, but before I make this kind
- of purchase, I need to be sure my A2000 (and depending on the future
- Amiga market, an A4000T *may* enter the mix) will end up turning out
- inferior output.
-
- I'm also interested in knowing what kind of networking
- environment exist that would allow my Amiga, IBM clone, and Mac share
- resources (i.e. mass storage, backup, printer, etc.). If I can afford
- it, I'd rather have the printer networked than use a dinky A-B-C
- switch. How well do Amigas integrate with other platforms' hardware
- and software on a LAN.
- I've also heard something about this Siamese thing that HiSoft
- or somebody is working on. What's the dirt on it. Will it help solve
- the printer problem by redirecting printer output through the IBM side
- or am I overestimating what Siamese is capable of (my knowledge of the
- Siamese is very limited)
-
- My A2000 could also use a bit of an overhaul. It really needs
- a decent accelerator and hard drive controller. The problem I'm
- having is that I know next to nothing about accelerators for the
- A2000. When it comes to accelerators, there is plenty of information
- to be had if you have an A1200 or A4000. Or if you want to dish out
- close to $1600+ (the "+" being a SCSI controller) on an 060 based
- A2000 accelerator. On top of a new printer, it's just too much of a
- stretch. I was hoping to settle for an 030 or even 040 based
- accelerator with SCSI (2?).
-
- As explanation for these questions, and to lead into my next.
- My father, mother, and I are hoping to start a small publishing
- company and to publish a mathematical text by the end of summer. I'd
- like to use my Amiga as much as possible for this task. I figure I
- can best show my support for Amiga if I (we) start a business centered
- around it. So while I might need to use an IBM for some things, and a
- Mac for others, I want to focus on my Amiga. What I need to know
- about now, is what the Amiga can offer in desktop publishing. I've
- read some about PageStream, but that was mostly bug reports in some of
- the newsgroups. What I need to know is what it and other software can
- do with regard to DTP.
- We could probably use a vector drawing program for
- illustration, depending on how well the DTP software does the job. Or
- possibly software to generate 2D (possibly 3D) plots that can be
- incorporated during page layout.
-
- Any and all information or advice would be greatly
- appreciated.
-