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From: trajmar@oahu.cs.ucla.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: color printers
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Date: 6 Jul 89 18:21:26 GMT
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In article <372@ai.cs.utexas.edu> you write:
>In article <2347@pembina.UUCP> simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike) writes:
>>We are considering buying an HP PaintJet colour printer to use with
>>our colour Mac II, but are unable locally to find out any information on
>>whether it will work with Illustrator '88 documents---i.e., can we
>>print colour graphics created with this program?  ......
>
>We also need a color laser printer.  In fact, we prefer to buy one
>which can directly make color transparencies.  
>Is HP PaintJet compatible with Mac(especially IIcx)?
>Can HP PaintJet color printer print on transparent papers?
>Is there any other color laser printers for Mac which can directly
>print on transparent papers?  
>Thank you for any comments on this matter.
>
>1      Jungyun Seo         UUCP:  uunet!cs.utexas.edu!seo                     1
>1      (512) 471-9573      ARPA:  seo@cs.utexas.edu                           1

The QMS Colorscript (I think that's the name) was the first color
Postscript laser printer available. I have some print samples and I
think they look nice. I believe the new LaserWriter drivers are
meant to make printing to this and other color printers possible
without any special drivers. Since it is a Postscript printer it
should not have a problem with Illustrator documents (I don't know
for sure). The price is commensurate with the fact that it is color
and Postscript. It is thermal transfer and so I believe it can make
transparencies. You can probably get info by calling 800 info
(ie 1 800 555 1212) and asking for QMS. They also advertise in
Macworld once in a while.

Disclaimer: I am a recent QMS stockholder. I like their new products.

Peter Trajmar
(trajmar@cs.ucla.edu)