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From: petrilli@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Chris Petrilli)
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Subject: Re: Compatibility: Laserjet II, II/D, III ?
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Date: 31 Jul 90 02:45:39 GMT
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I didn't want to include the entire message, so here is my experiences with
the HP LaserJet II and III.

First, teh differences between each:

LaserJet II - 512K RAM, with 68000 based imaging system.  Limited to 
    bitmapped fonts, and bitmapped images, and what could be described
    using HP PCL4, which is limited.  A nice replacement for a daisywheel
    but nothing compared to PostScript.

LaserJet IIP - 512K version with 4PPM capability, not really in my mind
    worth the cost, especially when you can get IIs for $1690...

LaserJey IID - DOUBLE SIDED LaserJet II, with 640K of RAM as I recall.  It
    requires software support for double sided in reality, but as I recall
    can do it by itself also.

LaserJet III - (this is what I have now)  1Mb RAM and a 68000 (at 10MHz
    as I recall).  It uses PCL5 which can interpret font outlines (and
    includes 4) and basically handle text with the best of the PostScirpt
    printers.  THe image enhancement is comparable to what LaserMaster does
    in that it varies the dot size and gets an effective resolution of
    600x300 (a little higher I think).  This is well worth the cost in
    my opinion, and is one of the best buys on the market, I think.


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