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- From: tpang@fraser.sfu.ca (Tsui Ting Debbie Pang)
- Subject: Re: New HP driver wanted for Amiga.
- Message-ID: <tpang.721901388@sfu.ca>
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- Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- References: <1992Nov3.180431.44365@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 08:09:48 GMT
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- 2fuiodium@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
- > I'm an Amiga owner. I use my color HP PaintJet for color graphics output.
- >As an Amiga owner, naturally I'm very picky when it comes to color precision.
- >Unfortunately, however, the darker, bolder inks that Hewlett Packard has
- >replaced their old inks with produce colors which are far too dark and
- >saturated with Commodore's old printer driver. Without extensive image
- >correction prior to the printout (which takes a lot of time and isn't
- >always effective), one cannot produce output which matches the screen
- >colors with the old driver.
-
- There might be some PD drivers for the PaintJet. I am not aware that HP
- changed their ink.
-
- > I've wrote letters and sent examples to both Commodore and Hewlett
- >Packard. Commodore says that it isn't their responsiblity to modify
- >drivers--they actually believe that it is the third party's! Hewlett
- >Packard didn't write back--their noses are too far in the clouds, I guess.
-
- It is simply not true. Commodore has been doing some updates on printer
- drivers, e.g. DeskJet series and LaserJet series. Somehow the PD and
- third party community has been doing an even better job.
-
- > Does anyone know of a new driver for the PaintJet that compensates
- >for the new, dark, bold inks? Does anyone know anyone who could write one;
- >I'd be willing to pay a humble fee for their time. I would like to see
- >a driver like the one for the DeskJet C; One that uses the threshold setting
- >to compensate for the new inks if you are using them. HELP!
-
- Why don't you check out some ftp sites if you have access. And also post to
- comp.sys.amiga.applications, comp.sys.amiga.misc and see if you get any
- good answers there.
-
- Good luck,
- David
-