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From: steved@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Steve Dempsey)
Newsgroups: comp.text,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: HP DeskJetPLUS
Summary: need dvi->DeskJet+
Keywords: DeskJetPLUS, LaserJet, compatibile, dvi driver
Message-ID: <2881@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU>
Date: 15 Oct 89 03:12:34 GMT
References: <8910121603.AA14139@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU>
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Reply-To: steved@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Steve Dempsey)
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Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523
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In article <8910121603.AA14139@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU> I wrote:
>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?

I've now concluded that the subtle incompatibilities are too numerous and
well hidden for me to patch my dvijet driver.  One reader was kind enough
to direct me to a dvi->deskjet driver for a PC, but I need it to work
on a unix machine, preferably using pk fonts.  Is there an ftp site with
such software?  Thanks,


        Steve Dempsey,  Center for Computer Assisted Engineering
  Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523    +1 303 491 0630
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