Path: utzoo!censor!comspec!lethe!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!clyde.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!psuvax1!psuvm!jkt100 From: JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations Subject: Re: Postscript printers (Recom. and A-Max) Message-ID: <91045.210144JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 15 Feb 91 02:01:44 GMT References: <1991Feb14.070253.15390@vicstoy.UUCP> Organization: Penn State University Lines: 38 Actually, if you get software to support them, there are good alternatives to Postscript printers out there these days. While Postscript printers have dropped in price, the alternatives are even cheaper. And if you do things right, they do not make you sacrifice quality or print time. What I use is A-Max II and an HP LaserJet IIP. With MS Word or QuarkXpress running under A-Max, you can print to the parallel or serial port to the LaserJet IIP with a special printer driver. These software printer drivers are available from several companies. The popular packages are "MaxPrint," "LaserJet Express," and "Freedom of Press 3.0." The result is output that matches Postscript output. I've put pages printed with the above setup next to the same pages printed from an Apple LaserWriter IINTX and the quality was identical. All the above support Adobe type 1 fonts also. In fact, you do not even need a setup this expensive. These packaes support the entire LaseJet line as well as the DeskJet line from HP. They also support Canon's BubbleJet line among others. Of course, any postscript printer connected to the parallel port will work in both Amiga and A-Max mode, but this is too expensive for most budgets. Unfortunately, the Amiga is not quite as easy to use for Desktop publishing. The operating system has no provision for screen or printer font support. All printer and font support must be handled by the application itself. PageStream 2.1 and ProPage 2.0 will print to the same printers as listed above, but not with the grace and ease that the Mac allows. The Amiga is a great graphics machine, but DTP is still the Mac's forte' and nothing compares (IMHO). Luckily the Amiga's versatilty lets you jump to Mac mode for DTP and then return for other tasks. Kurt -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- || Kurt Tappe (215) 363-9485 || With. Without. And who'll || || 184 W. Valley Hill Rd. || deny it's what the fighting's || || Malvern, PA 19355-2214 || all about? - Pink Floyd || || jkt100@psuvm.psu.edu --------------------------------------|| || jkt100@psuvm.bitnet jkt100%psuvm.bitnet@psuvax1 QLink: KurtTappe || -----------------------------------------------------------------------