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From: stephen@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Steve Whitney)
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Subject: Re: Desk _JET_ printer drivers anymore?
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Date: 23 Jan 91 19:12:34 GMT
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In article <15626@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> wade@hobbes.ucsd.edu (Wade Blomgren) writes:
>Any suggestions for a workable solution that will allow me to use 
>a DeskJet 500 with a Mac would be appreciated.

After you get a cable, you can get a free driver from sumex-aim.stanford.edu.
I forget which directory it's in, but as far as I can see, it works fine.
If you want to print 300 dpi, you need 4x fonts, though.  For 150dpi (fast)
2x fonts will do.  The output is still much better than an Imagewriter even
in 150 dpi, though.  I'm actually using a DJ+, but the DJ500 is supposed to
be compatoble (except for being somewhat faster and having more built-in fonts
for the driver to ignore).

	--Steve

P.S.  I didn't need the cable because my Mac is an Atari ST with a Spectre GCR
cartridge.  The driver's for regular Macs, but it works.

>
>Thanks very much,
>
>Wade Blomgren
>wade@hobbes.ucsd.edu (or wblomgren@ucsd.bitnet)


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