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From: ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Eric J. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: DeskJet Plus Drivers?
Keywords: DeskJet Printers Drivers Passengers
Message-ID: <19353@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu>
Date: 30 Aug 89 02:11:31 GMT
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Reply-To: ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Eric J. Kennedy)
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In article <58403@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Todd R. Johnson <tj@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>	I just started playing with the dvi driver family from
>science.utah.edu.  This includes drivers for the HP LaserJet and LJ+.
>If these aren't directly compatible with the DeskJet, I'm sure it
>wouldn't be too hard to modify one.  After only a few days, I

I'm not so sure this is straightforward.  First of all, the LJ+ driver
(dvijep) works by downloading fonts.  Deskjet fonts are not compatible
(Grr...), and there isn't enough RAM in a stock Deskjet or Plus
anyway.  So you're left with buying a ram cartridge (and probably still
being limited anyway, I think it's only 128K) and modifying the fonts,
or doing it as a bitmap.  I seem to remember that the Laserjet driver
(dvijet) for the original Laserjet worked in bitmap mode and was
limited to 100dpi or something like that.  (This may have only been the
DOS version, since that's what I have.)

Anyway, I'm sure it's possible, but I don't think it'll be as easy as it
might appear at first.

Of course, the easiest solution is just to buy Radical Eye Software's
dviddj.  :-)


-- 
Eric Kennedy
ejkst@cisunx.UUCP