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- From: ems@work.wpd.sgi.com (Ed Sesek)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
- Subject: Re: PostScript Printer Info...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.171418.21313@odin.corp.sgi.com>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 17:14:18 GMT
- References: <35140@adm.brl.mil> <SIMON.93Jan21143532@liasg2.epfl.ch>
- Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News)
- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
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- In <SIMON.93Jan21143532@liasg2.epfl.ch> simon@lia.di.epfl.ch (Simon Leinen) writes:
-
- >In article <35140@adm.brl.mil> macleod@vissgi.cvrti.utah.edu (Rob
- >MacLeod) writes:
-
- > We have been really pleased with the HP IIIsi and can recommend it
- > without reservation. I don't know about direct connection to the
- > SGIs but using the CAP/Appletalk route, we have excellent speed and
- > stability. And we were able to put the whole thing together with
- > public domain software (lp2ps and CAP) and thus save a few dollars.
-
- >We have an HPIIISi connected to the parallel port of an Indigo and I can
- >also highly recommend this printer. Especially the duplex option is a
- >big win. The problem with parallel communication is that the connection
- >to the printer is so fast that you usually don't have a chance to cancel
- >a job once you've sent it. There also doesn't seem to be a way to get
- >status messages back from the printer (other than printing them, of
- >course :-). But it's really fast (and works even without any additional
- >software ;-).
-
- Note that the SRS Imager 17D-II that SGI resells through Hardware Express
- uses the same Canon engine (NX) as the HPIIISi. So you get the same
- reliability and printer features (like the duplex option).
-
- The Imager 17D-II connects to the workstation using SCSI so you
- get *really* fast data transfer rates PLUS full engine status reporting.
- Using the Impressario graphical interface you get real-time status
- on things like out-of-paper, stacker full, low toner, paper jam, etc.
- So, yes, you do need some additional software, but on the other hand
- you get an even better printing solution.
-
- Ed Sesek
- Silicon Graphics
-