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From: dorourke@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (David M. O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Can a NeXT laser printer be used with a Mac?
Keywords: NeXT laser printer, Macintosh
Message-ID: <1989Oct16.184639.4059@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 16 Oct 89 18:46:39 GMT
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Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (David M. O'Rourke)
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knapp@cs.utexas.edu (Edgar Knapp) writes:
>Is there a straightforward way to connect a NeXT laser printer to a
>Mac? The NeXT printer has a higher resolution than Apple's and is less
>expensive than the NT. If possible, has anyone actually done this?

  It is my understanding that the NeXT laser printer uses the NeXT machine to
do the postscript imaging.  So that's the reason why the NeXT printer is
cheaper than an NT.

  Assuming you could connect a NeXT printer to a Mac, all you'd be able to
do is run QuickDraw printer interface, and then who's driver are you going
to use to print to the printer...  You couldn't use the Apple
LaserWriter driver because that requires the printer to have postscript.

  If you want a cheap LaserPrinter I'd consider the LaserWriter SC, or
the HP DeskWriter {not a laserPrinter but just as good :-) }.  Both of
those printers connect up the mac with no problems, they both have good
quality drivers, and both offer acceptable output quality.  I'm personally
partial to the DeskWriter, great product!!!!

  If what you want is a cheap postscript printer I'm afraid you're out of
luck, since Adobe seems to charge an arm/leg for a postscipt license.
Now there are postscript clones......  But thats another story that I don't
know how to tell.  :-)

  Hope this helps.
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