Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!clyde.concordia.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!udel!haven!uvaarpa!murdoch!watt.acc.Virginia.EDU!jw2b From: jw2b@watt.acc.Virginia.EDU (Sara J. Wagner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Postscript for HP LaserJet II Message-ID: <1990Nov6.133547.4939@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Date: 6 Nov 90 13:35:47 GMT References: <9011032216.AA871@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.gen.nz> Sender: news@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Distribution: na Organization: University of Virginia Lines: 42 Ireallyam: jw2b In article marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) writes: >>Dale_Chun@f110.n771.z3.fidonet.gen.nz (Dale Chun) writes: >>[description of newly acquired HP] >I just bought two of QMS's JetScripts from HP Direct.... >I bought these for my two secretaries. They've been bitchin' about >problems printing ever since then. I told one to just go back to the >old way of doing things. The other complains that it takes a lot longer >to print graphics (logos) with PS mode. She also complained that the PS >version of Times spaces things differently than the HP soft font version >of Times (TMSRMN). I also found out that if you eliminate the device >driver from CONFIG.SYS, you can't print even in LJ II mode. > >The jury is still out. ....My secretaries are >generally opposed to change. We have two Laserjet IIs with the QMS boards. They have been very useful to us, especially since we converted to WordPerfect, which has a printer driver for the board. We do all of our brochures, flyers, newsletters, etc. on our PCs with PostScript, and I recently formatted our annual report as well. I think they are marvellous. I do understand your point about people resisting change, though. What kind of software are your secretaries using? Does it have a PostScript driver? Yes, PostScript printing through the QMS board takes more time. I think the end product is worth it. We now have a new wrinkle. One of our boards failed after many years of service, and the estimated cost to repair was $350. However, for $297 (list price $495 - 40% educational discount) we can get the Adobe PostScript cartridge, which seems to do everything the QMS boards did, and can be used over a network. Since we plan to network in the future, this is the better deal for us (especially given the current budget crisis in Virginia). We haven't received the Adobe cartridge yet, so I can't say how well it works. Jane Wagner, Information Specialist BITNET: jw2b@virginia The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library INTERNET: jw2b@virginia.edu Box 234, UVA Health Sciences Center PHONE: 804-924-0188 Charlottesville, VA 22908 Opinions expressed are my own