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From: jeffe@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (George Jefferson )
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Adobe's New HPII PS Cart (Query)
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Date: 15 Aug 90 16:33:39 GMT
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In article <761@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM> ries@venice.sedd.trw.com (Marc Ries) writes:
>Adobe's new HPII Laserjet Postscript Cartridge has hit the streets (and at
>least one source is selling it for ~$250).  Printer memory requirement is low 
>-- about 1.5Mb minimum.
>
>However, I do have a question.  The Adobe ad says for "Hewlett Packard
>Laserjet II (only)".  Do I read this as meaning not for IIP's?  If this
>is so, does anyone know if a version will be coming out for the IIP?
>

This is the story I got from HP cust. service.
Adobe is marketing the II postscript cartridge  (~$250)
HP is making a IIp/IId/III postscript cartridge (~$600)

They were quite confident that Adobe was not about the come out
with a cartridge to compete with the HP product.

Opinion: the cartirdges are essentially the same and HP has set
         its price has high as possible while keeping the total
         Ps printer cost just under the price of a LWNT

Question: The guy told me that you need 2MB ram (total) for
          8.5x11 printing on a HPIII (ok).  Then he told me
          that any ram over 2Mb would not be used at all (!)
          Can someone confirm/explain this to me?