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From: wolfgang@wsrcc.com (Wolfgang S. Rupprecht)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: HP LJ IIID + Postscript cartridge question
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Date: 15 Dec 90 01:23:23 GMT
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For the record - the Genuine Adobe cartridges can switch - but that
cartridge will only work on HP-LJ-II's.  

This doesn't mean you really want to use this feature though.
Switching is very ssssslllloooooowwwww as it requires the printer to
go through the whole boot-up proceedure for the mode it is entering.
It seems no faster than turning the printer off, pulling the
cartridge, and turning the printer on again.  It does save a bit of
wear and tear in the printer's power supply and the cartridge
connector though, so it is handy.

(All in all a new LJ-II, a 2 meg HP-clone memory board and a Genuine
Adobe cartridge will make a nice cheap PostScript setup.)

-wolfgang
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