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From: harper@convex.com (David Harper)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: Downloadable deskjet fonts
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Date: 11 Jul 90 17:59:06 GMT
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In article <1990Jul10.142402.651@cs.city.ac.uk> ba124@cs.city.ac.uk (K.A.Streater) writes:
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>I have 3 deskjet plus printers, and a large collection of LaserJet II
>fonts from an old printer.  I would like to be able to use the HP LJII
>fonts in the deskjet and have heard of a program called HP2DJ or similar
>to  convert the fonts.  Could someone explain what I need in the wasy of 
>cartridges etc. for this all to work and sources of the conversion 
>program.


I have a friend that just got a DeskJet Plus and, since I have a bunch of
public domain LaserJet fonts, I've been wondering if there might not be a
conversion program so that he could take advantage of what I have.  After
I first read your note I went looking on Simtel and found that they have
a DESKJET directory and there is a program there called DJFONT.ARC.  I got
it and according to the documentation it will covert many portrait fonts
up to 24 point.  It is designed for the DeskJet but the documentation says
that it seems to work on the DeskJet Plus also.  If you are successful in
finding HP2DJ I'd like to hear about it - it may be more flexible than
DJFONT.


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