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From: brion@cbnewsh.att.com (brion.n.feinberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: HP Laserjet II AppleTalk solutions ?
Message-ID: <1990Jul9.191028.17109@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 9 Jul 90 19:10:28 GMT
References: <1990Jul6.025424.15146@altitude.CAM.ORG>
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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From article <1990Jul6.025424.15146@altitude.CAM.ORG>, by pascal@altitude.CAM.ORG (Pascal Gosselin):
> Hi,
> 
>     I would like to know if there currently is a "hardware" solution
> to putting a LaserJet II on an AppleTalk network (i.e. some kind
> of cartridge or proven Shiva NetSerial-based solutions).
> 
...

>     Has anyone used an HP serial driver with a Shiva NetSerial????
> 

I regularily use the following setup:  A Mac II on Localtalk, talking to
an HP LJ II hanging off of a NetSerial.  I print using the MacPrint
printer driver.  In fact, I also use SuperLaserSpool to print in the
background.

It works.  But it is slow.  Sometimes it can take 10 minutes to print
a mildly complex page (at 300 dpi).  For speed, I can use the low
resolution option in the printer driver dialog box (75 dpi) which is
much faster.  It's a great way to use a non-Postscript laser printer.
MacPrint is very well done.

My Mac gets pretty sluggish with background printing turned on.  But it
works.  I'd rather have a postscript printer, but this set up is much
cheaper, especially if you already have access to a LJ II (note: you need
at least 1 meg of memory in the printer).


Brion

brion@honet9.att.com

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