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From: rona@hpdml93.HP.COM (Ron Abramson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: HELP! HP DESKJET WITH ATARI 1040 ST: HOW GOOD AND HOW CONVENIENT
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Date: 7 Sep 89 00:24:00 GMT
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Imran Anwar writes:

>	HP DESKJET WITH ATARI 1040ST: ANY GOOD: AND HOW?

>I am using a 1040 ST and have to buy a printer real soon.

>I presently use the ST for wordprocessing and need laser (or laser-like)
>output. I usually use 1st Word Plus (can start using Microsoft Write) but
>need the printer to start working with the minimum (MINIMUM) of fuss and
>expense.

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I have a DeskJet on my Atari system and its works very well.  Its slower
than a laser printer but for us poor people, its a wonderful printer.

You will need to get a printer driver for many programs.  However,
most of these are pretty easy to get.  For 1st Word, you can easily
modify another printer driver with information contained in the 1st
Word and DeskJet manuals.  If you don't even want to go to that much
trouble, you'll should have little trouble finding a 1st Word/DeskJet
driver on any Atari BBS.

For other applications, drivers intended for the LaserJet usually work.

If you want Laser quality on a limited budget, I would highly recommend
the DeskJet.


			Good Luck,
			Ron Abramson
			rona@hpdml92!hpdml93!hplabs

P.S. Don't be fooled!  Just because I work at HP doesn't make me a 
     qualified expert or spokesman in this area.  I don't work at
     a printer division; I'm just an Atari user who happens to have
     a DeskJet.