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From: parent@apple.com (Sean Parent)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: HP laser Jet and Mac
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Date: 24 Oct 89 18:08:41 GMT
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In article <1989Oct23.235226.19534@NCoast.ORG> allbery@NCoast.ORG (Brandon 
S. Allbery) writes:
> The Grappler LQ (parallel) and Grappler LS (serial) both support the HP
> LaserJet directly, and yes, the cabling works fine as is.  However, it 
doesn't
> do all that well:  it maps 4x fonts (288dpi) to a 300dpi device, and 
thereby
> introduces distortion.
> 
> Moreover, it's slower and requires more memory than a native-mode driver.

There is a 4% reduction option that ruduces distortion of the fonts (it is 
minor to begin with). You can also use it with ATM rather and get the best 
quality ATM can produce (no distortion). It requires more memory but uses 
that memory for the spooler (requires about as much memory as the SuperMac 
spooler does for the ImageWriter LQ.) I have not seen (or even heard 
reports of) a standard driver that is faster then either the LX or LS. I 
have only seen slower drivers (that is not to say that one could not be 
made).

Sean Parent
"Quality unattainable in a reasonable amount of time."