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From: bobw@hpsad.HP.COM (Bob Waltenspiel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Deskjet SOFT fonts
Message-ID: <750024@hpsad.HP.COM>
Date: 26 Oct 89 18:35:24 GMT
References: <8910231543.AA22068@rug11.ruginf.uucp>
Organization: HP Signal Analysis Div - Rohnert Park, CA
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>  ** 2nd Call **
Didn't see your first call.

>  Does anyone know the format the HP Deskjet printer uses for it's
>  softfonts ?? Neither the user manual of the printer, nor the info
>  on the 128 KRAM module you need for using softfonts gives enough
>  info to write my own downloader, and fonteditor on the atari.

I think that info is in the DeskJet Technical Reference Manual contained in
the DeskJet Software Developer's Guide.  I wish I knew why it wasn't more
accessible.  I don't have the information but there's couple of 'questions
hotlines' that might be useful.  They're even toll-free!

800-367-4772 Handheld/Personal Computer referrals and literature requests.
800-858-8867 Personal Computer technical information and software assistance.

I copied this from the Winter 88/89 HP Computer Users Catalog.  Hope it 
helps.

>  HP does supply a software package, but thats's intended to run under
>  MS-DOS, and i am not using PC ditto.
I tried it and couldn't get it to work with PC-Ditto.  I have to admit
I didn't try that hard.  I just borrowed an RAM cartridge from work just
to see how easy it was.  Didn't think it was easy enough, so I gave up.
I'm satisfied with my Epson Cartridge for most stuff.  I'd like to finish
getting the LaTeX stuff hooked up for my higher quality documents of the 
future.

>  Hope someone can help me.
I often feel this way.

>
>  Rudi van Drunen.                       Rudi!guvaxin.uucp
> 
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I'm not representing HP, I'm just a ST/DeskJet user like you.  I will share
what I know, but after I tell you everything, you will probally still feel
as I do: You still don't know nuthin'.

-Bob

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This goes along with another belief of mine: that everyone else my age
is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.

					Margaret Atwood
					"Cat's Eye"