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From: a468@mindlink.UUCP (Graham Parkinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Deskjet(500)Helper
Message-ID: <3850@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 18 Nov 90 03:44:29 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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>   I use the DJHelper program and driver from Creative Focus. It's $50  worth
>   EVERY PENNY. DJHelper is a Preferences-like program that will reconfigure
>   the driver on the fly, allow font downloading, and much, much more. It
>   allows you to finetune greyscale, get 66 lines per page (!), etc., etc.
>
>   Re the Deskjet 500: I talked with my local HP dealer, and he said
>   that, especially since I use a DTP program with its own fonts
>   (Pagestream and sometimes ProPage), he wouldn't even recommend the
>   upgrade. All Deskjets will be able to use the new waterproof ink...
>                                                   --Rick Wrigley
>                                                   fhwri@conncoll.bitnet
>>    I just recently purchased a DJ500, and the only difference that I can see
>>from the original is a little bit better letter quality and the ability to
>>add font cartridges.  The speed is a little faster, and somewhat more
>>quieter.  If you can get a good price get the 500.  I got mine for 549.00
>>and it was well worth it.  One more thing, I think that the 500 does
>>landscaping while the plus doesn't.
>>
>> I have bought the DJHelper software in anticipation as I envisage using
>> Professional Page 1.3 and Transcript for most of my printing requirements.
>> DJHelper looks real good from the screens and docs.
>>
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-  Does anyone have the address/phone number of Creative Focus, the authors
-  of DJHelper?  Perhaps a mail order house offers this utility as it's
-  not yet available here in Vancouver stores.
-
-  Any idea if a version to support the new Deskjet 500 features is nigh?
-
-  On the Deskjet 500 - it can apparently use the DJ+'s font cartridges
-  but not vice versa,  and it has more built in fonts (CGTimes, a proportional
-  font ).
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