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From: stevem@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Steve Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: The real "scoop" on HP DeskWriter
Message-ID: <780019@hpvcfs1.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Jul 89 23:14:37 GMT
References: <780014@hpvcfs1.HP.COM>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
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>A Macintosh version of the Deskjet sounds good, but does it work
>with the Mac only? I need something I can use with both a Mac
>and an AT compatible. Why is the output so much better than a
>DJ+ and existing Mac drivers?
>
>greg dykema

Yes, the DeskWriter works only with the Mac.  It has been designed and
optimized to give optimum performance, compatibility, and ease of use for
the Mac user.

If you need to use a single printer for the Mac and an AT, then a DeskJet+ with
one of the third party drivers may be the best solution for you.

The reason the output is better from a DeskWriter has nothing to do with the
printer hardware (other than how fast you get the output).  Both products can
print 300 DPI graphics.  However, the driver shipped with the DeskWriter is
the result of a significant effort by HP to produce the highest quality
possible with the DeskWriter mechanism.  Features like the scalable outline
fonts supplied by CompuGraphic, sophisticated linelayout, polygon smoothing,
landscape printing, arbitrary document scaling, and hairlines allow the user
to achieve very high quality output.

Anyway, that's just my heavily biased opinion.

Steven Miller   stevem@hpvcfs1
Vancouver Division
Hewlett Packard