home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!gurakl
- From: gurakl@aix.rpi.edu (Laura J. Gurak)
- Subject: WANTED: help w/LaserJet II to Mac
- Message-ID: <x+217kr@rpi.edu>
- Nntp-Posting-Host: aix.rpi.edu
- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 20:44:10 GMT
- Lines: 37
-
- I have an HP LaserJet Series II (not IIP, but the earlier model: II).
- I am about to buy a Mac IIsi 5/80 and need to know if I can
- use my LaserJet with my new Mac. Up until now I have had a PC, so the
- whole Mac world is new to me.
-
- My dealer tells me that I can hook up the HP Series II using
- 1. AppleTalk
- 2. a Postscript font cartridge.
-
- Someone else also mentioned that I might need some software called
- "Grapple." But another dealer told me that Grapple was a real
- pain, and to avoid it if I can.
-
- Could anyone who has a spare moment and knows about this stuff
- please advise me? What exactly will I need to use my HP with my new Mac?
- What is the purpose of Appletalk, the font cartridge, and Grapple?
- Do I need all of the above? Do I need anything else such as more
- memory for the HP (now has 512K)?
-
- And finally, after I do all of these things, will the
- the HP run at a reasonable speed? I have heard that a postscript
- cartridge really slows things down. I plan on using the Mac to
- for MS-Word and maybe some small graphics. What will the print
- quality look like?
-
- If anyone actually has experience with an HP series II I would
- really appreciate hearing from you. Thanks very much!
-
- Laura Gurak
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- gurakl@rpi.edu
-
- --
- *****************************************************************************
- Laura J. Gurak/PhD candidate/Dept. Language, Literature, and Communication
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180/gurakl@rpi.edu
- rhetorics of science & technology/social aspects of computing/rhet. criticism
-