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- From: rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Richard Sucgang)
- Subject: Re: HP LJ series II on a Mac
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.044130.13783@news.columbia.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 04:41:30 GMT
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- In article <louislam.724210738@vincent1.iastate.edu> louislam@iastate.edu (Louis C Lam) writes:
- >>>
- >>>3) Turn the printer into a postscript printer. You'll need: Postscript
- >
- >>Aw, come on, there are more. GDT Softworks makes a driver, and how
- >>about checking out the grappler from Orange Micro. In general, you need to
- >>upgrade to at least 1 Meg of RAM on the printer.
- >
- >If you want AppleTalk, you also need an interface upgrade from HP.
-
- Oops, I meant before going the PostScript route, there are a few more
- possibilities. After all, PostScript upgrades represent the costliest ones.
-
- >But I heard the the PP cartridge is only a emulator, not a true PostScript.
- >
- >Louis
-
- Right you are, Louis. PacificPage uses the PhoenixPage PostScript
- emulator, and is very well behaved 99% of the time. Actually, I seldom
- have any problems with it if I am not downloading direct PostScript code
- to it.
-
-
-
- -rich
- Richard Sucgang : Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology Columbia University
- (sucgang@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu | rs54@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu)
- "...Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, individually, collectively or otherwise."
-