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From: bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Harmoni Drivers
Message-ID: <1990Nov28.080818.11715@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>
Date: 28 Nov 90 08:08:18 GMT
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In <1990Nov28.054717.4960@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu> rtyu@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Rafael T Yu) writes:


>   The Harmoni package of printer drivers have been release for a while already
>and I wonder if anyone in the net have any comment about then.  Specially, 
>its performance with HP printers like the DeskJet 500 and LaserJet IIP.

>   Also, have anyone used the Independece drivers from Seven Hills.  In other
>words I'm asking if someone has a review on printer driver, either Harmoni,
>Independence or Apple's.   I would like more information since I'm planning
>to get either a DeskJet 500 or a LaserJet IIP for my GS.

>   Thanks in advance for your help....

>=============================================================================

I purchased the Harmonie drivers the week they were released, and at the
same time purchased an HP IIP Laserjet printer.. In the few weeks that I
have had them I have really taught the printer how to sing and even dance..

It works beautifully in both GSOS as well as P8.. No Appletalk or serial is
needed. I just unpluged the paralell cord from my Epson printer and right
into the back of the laserjet. I since have added 2 additional megs of 
memory to the printer as well as a font cartridge containing 425 fonts..

to date I have only found one program I could not get it to print with,
and that was Publish-it, and I don't know if that is the fault of the 
program, or me, since I did not try every possible printer combination
supported within the program.. However it does not offer support for any
laser printer other than the laserwriter.

Some of the programs I have tried it with and had no problems are,
Appleworks 3.0, Appleworks GS, Multiscribe GS, DB Master Professional,
Word Perfect GS, ASCII Express Professional..

Seven Hills as best I know has NOT YET released their drivers, but they
will work with serial only. Vitesse plans to begin releasing libraries of
"Contours" outline fonts, with the first due hopefully by the first of the
year.. The original planned name was "Profile", but Apple raised their
corporate hackels over that one... Each library is expected to contain
about 15 fonts, and at least 4 libraries are planned (if sales support
them).



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