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From: geof@imagen.UUCP (Geof Cooper)
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: Re: HP DeskJetPLUS
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Date: 13 Oct 89 17:22:22 GMT
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 > I've been led to believe the HP DeskJetPLUS uses PCL3 and should be completely
 > software compatable with LJ+ and LJII.  With 256K memory cartrige, some
 > rather old dvi->lj code does not work properly.  Anyone find that DJ+ can
 > replace LJ+/LJII easily?

The DeskJet is like a laser jet except that it does not compute a full
page description (or raster) before printing.  Thus, pages that are
described roughly in order from top to bottom will print.  Pages that
make extensive use of "cursor up" commands will fail to print correctly.

- Geof