Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!macuni!sunb!mcolthea
From: mcolthea@sunb.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Max Coltheart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: StyleWriter questions
Message-ID: <1404@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>
Date: 26 Mar 91 21:51:16 GMT
Sender: news@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz
Organization: Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Lines: 46
Originator: mcolthea@sunb



Jet and Laser Printers under $1,000
------------------------------------

The announcement of the Apple StyleWriter, and Personal
LaserWriter LS, makes for a difficult choice in the sector
of the market occupied by the HP DeskWriter.  Prices here
at MIT for the Apple printers will be $375 and $850, with
the StyleWriter on backorder for some time.  The DeskWriter
seems to be available at around $750 from several outlets.

Any advice, particularly on the following matters, would be
very welcome.

Speed:  Speeds for the SW and PLW-LS are 1/2 and 4 ppm,
respectively.  What is the speed of the DW?

Ink:  The SW is said to use non-waterproof ink.  What
about the DW?

Power supply:  The SW uses an external power supply, which could
be replaced for use in the UK or Australia.  I gather that the
PLW-LS uses an internal power supply that could be replaced by a
dealer.  What kind of power supply does the DW use?

Fonts:  All printers come with four fonts, and the Apple printers
use the '4 x fonts' system.  Does the DW use this system too?
How does one get around the problem that the fonts supplied do
not include my font of choice - Palatino - and of course do not
include customized fonts?  Where does one obtain giant-sized
versions of other fonts such as Palatino, and what is the likely
cost.  And is there any way to scale up customized fonts?

ATM 2.0:  What, if anything, is the relevance of the Adobe Type
Manager here?  Does it enhance the performance of any of these
printers?  Could it help get around the problem of scaling up
fonts?


Martin Davies
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
MIT
davies@athena.mit.edu
__________________________________________________________
_