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From: goodwin@oyez.enet.dec.com (Pete Goodwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Various Questions
Message-ID: <1991May14.080126.7371@hollie.rdg.dec.com>
Date: 14 May 91 12:59:44 GMT
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In article <1991May13.215823.28893@cbnewse.att.com>, macduff@cbnewse.att.com (Roger R. Espinosa) writes...
>2. DeskJet's
> 
>For good quality output, the dot matrix is slow as sin. DeskJets
>can be had fairly inexpensively around here, but my concern lies
>with the printer driver.  While Beebug does sell one (in the form 
>of the LaserJet driver), I don't know whether this driver works like
>PrinterPS - does it use the RISC OS fonts, or is it doing a mapping
>(like PrinterPS), which would change the usability of the DeskJet
>quite a lot.
> 
>Any answers, opinions, etc will be appreciated.
> 
>Thanks!
>Roger
>rre@ihlpm.ATT.COM

The DeskJet and LaserJet don't use postscript, they use a bit-mapped
graphics style format, or plain ASCII with escapes. I use a DeskJet+
with the !PrinterLJ - it prints everything, although very slowly if
I use fonts or graphics. For plain text, it throws the pages out.

Pete.