Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!samsung!rex!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!gnh-starport.cts.com!kimbrennan From: kimbrennan@gnh-starport.cts.com (Kim Brennan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Harmoni Drivers Message-ID: Date: 8 Dec 90 12:31:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 25 X-Unparsable-Date: Sat Dec 8 90 at 00:58:19 (EST) Rafael, I've been beta testing the Independence drivers for the Laserjet IIp, and I can say that as things stand today, Independence is MUCH better than Harmonie. ON the Other hand Independence will be for the HP printers only and will include multiple fonts to make the best use of the drivers. Harmonie, which currently has trouble with HP printers, also supports many 24 pin printers. Harmonie has some features that are lacking (but not really necessary) in Independence. I've also used Postscript on my Laserjet IIp. Postscript gives the most flexiblity of all...but at the cost of a little independence...as I must print to disk to use Postscript and I must correct the Postscript output first before sending it to the printer (to correct mistakes in Apple's Laserwriter Driver that doesn't map correctly the appropriate GS Screen fonts to their Postscript counterparts). Harmonie (using the printers built in fonts) is the fastest printing. Independence using bitmap is next. Harmonie bit mapped is 3rd fastest and Postscript brings up the rear in terms of speed. Power<->Speed. The tradeoff. INET: /\_/\ kimbrennan@gnh-starport.cts.com / o o \ America Online: KimBrennan ( v ) ______ /// \\\ \\ ( / /\\ | || |\___/ / )) /// /// /// (( )) ~