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- From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson)
- Subject: Re: NeXT b&w laser printer
- Message-ID: <BuJqE6.EHJ@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- References: <Rw42qB5w165w@student.business.uwo.ca>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 02:17:52 GMT
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- gsteen@student.business.uwo.ca (Garnet Steen) writes:
-
- > I have a NeXT station and need to buy a laser printer for it. I
- >spent all of last year saving wordperfect files on IBM disks, luggint
- >lugging them to school and printing them out on IBM's connected to HP
- >Laserjet IIIs. All in all, a pretty crappy way to get anything done,
- >especially if you want to print out something froma program that isn't
- >available on IBM.
- > So, my question is, shoul I pony up the dough for a NeXT printer or
- >can I hook up another (read: cheaper) laser printer to my NeXT. In case
- >you are wondering, I do realize that the NeXT printer would be the easy,
- >flawless solution, but I am wondering what the downside is of going third
- >party. I am stand alone, and don't do huge volumes of work, and few
- >graphics, so high PPM and 400dpi aren't a big concern for me.
- >Suggestions?
-
- Unless you go with one of the 'mini' laser printers (HP IIIP, etc.),
- you are going to have to look hard to find a cheaper laser printer
- than the NeXT Laser Printer.
- If you have a IIIP with PostScript card, it shouldn't be too hard to
- make it work- but you will have so much less troubles if you get the
- NeXT Laser Printer, and it will be a lot faster than most any other
- solution. (esp. for that price)
- --
- David Lemson (217) 244-1205
- University of Illinois NeXT Campus Consultant / CCSO NeXT Lab System Admin
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