Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!boulder!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Postscript for HP LaserJet II Message-ID: Date: 6 Nov 90 20:44:09 GMT References: <9011032216.AA871@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.gen.nz> <1990Nov6.133547.4939@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Distribution: na Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 57 jw2b@watt.acc.Virginia.EDU (Sara J. Wagner) writes: >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 previously talked about some minor (*I* believe) problems with the >>JetScript.] >>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? They use Word 5.0 and, if I beat on them hard enough, Word for Windows. Yes, they both have Post$cript drivers. > Yes, PostScript >printing through the QMS board takes more time. I think the end product >is worth it. I haven't found it to be any better than the Bitstream soft fonts we've been using. We do get a few extra point sizes. We didn't create as many different sizes with the Bitstream fonts due to disk usage. We do have sizes up to 127 points (over a MB per font at this size). >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. I'd like to hear about your experiences. We have two other LJ IIs on roll-around carts that the rest of the branch use. I didn't get the JetScript for these as they require a board in the PC. If it isn't too slow (my users HATE slow), I'll get a couple. >Jane Wagner, Information Specialist BITNET: jw2b@virginia -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Missionary VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future