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- From: pow@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Charley Pow)
- Subject: Re: HP Deskwriters, esp. C
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.211911.11863@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com>
- Reply-To: pow@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
- Sender: news@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (News)
- Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale, California
- References: <1992Jul22.230059.2056@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 21:19:11 GMT
- Lines: 19
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- In article <1992Jul22.230059.2056@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>, fredh@vax1.mankato.msus.edu writes:
- >*GAC* I keep asking questions...
- >
- >Ok. I'm looking in to buying an HP DeskWriter C. Is the color worth is?
- >(opinions here are probably all that can be gotten). Thing is, I want to be
- >able to print gifs from color printing software. What programs work with the
- >DeskWriter C, etc...
- >
- I've heard that the black from the color version isn't a true black,
- since it's a mixture of the three colors.
-
- >also, can a DeskWriter be attached to a local-talk network of any kind? Is
- >there an upgrade avaliable, and if so how much is it?
- >
- The Deskwriter comes standard with localtalk and a serial port. I used
- a PhoneNet clone for localtalk, and it came right up.
-
- Charley Pow
- pow@lmsc.lockheed.com
-