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From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
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Subject: HP IIISi (was Re: Apple's June release Laser printers)
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Date: 9 Apr 91 21:42:25 GMT
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>  I, however, am impressed with the LaserJet IIIsi from HP - it has
> a RISC chip customized for HPL 5 and PostScript, 17 ppm! 1000 page
> tray, Ethernet, Tolken ring and Appletalk options. Educational
> pricing seems reasonable (no idea what it goes for in the US).

Er, shouldn't that be "Tolkien" ring? :-)

I too am impressed by the HP printer, and most of the trade mags I read
seem to be as well.  I can't remember a printer that's been reviewed so
widely or enthusiastically so soon after it came out.

The 1000 page thing is especially nice.  Ed. price here for the
PostScript-equipped model with ethernet interface and 4MB extra
memory is only slightly more than $4K!

*Unfortunately*, the ethernet interface is for Novell or 3Com networks
only.  Anybody know if HP's going to come out with an interface that
UNIX machines can connect to (e.g., by telnetting to it)?  Or even
a LocalTalk interface?

(Yes, I know the quoted excerpt above says "Appletalk option", but I
haven't seen this anywhere else, e.g., not in HP literature.)

--
Paul DuBois                               "The 'C' shell usually doesn't
dubois@primate.wisc.edu                   have job control." -- LAN TIMES