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From: mat@cdbhp1.UUCP (W Mat Waites)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: LaserJet II & III
Message-ID: <120@cdbhp1.UUCP>
Date: 24 Apr 91 12:58:14 GMT
References: <1991Apr22.215017.25347@sae.com>
Reply-To: mat@cdbhp1.UUCP (W Mat Waites)
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In article <1991Apr22.215017.25347@sae.com> ken@sae.com (Kenneth Dahl) writes:
>
>I need to find out how compatible the HPLJ III is with the HPLJ II.  Will
>all file that print correctly on a HPLJ II print correctly on the HPLJ III?
>Ken

My experience is... No.

I put together a little application running on a PC that uses GnuPlot to 
output graphics to the screen and to LJ. The LJ files will print fine on
a LJ II, but are garbled a bit on LJ III.

I believe I eliminated any possible serial interface/parallel interface/other
configuration problems. Maybe GnuPlot just uses some obscure part of LJ II
that is not implemented the same in LJ III (e.g. it does some bitmap stuff).
I can uuencode and post a file if someone wants to check it out.

Mat
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