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From: willa@hp-vcd.HP.COM (Will Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Deskjet == Deskwriter?
Message-ID: <980013@hp-vcd.HP.COM>
Date: 10 Jun 91 17:52:30 GMT
References: <1991Jun5.224815.28763@neon.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
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Although the units do have many mechanical parts in common, they are not the
same.  Specifically, the sets of escape sequences to which they respond are
not identical, but there is some overlap.

Professionally, I do not recommend you attepmt to use one of these printers
in an environment designed for the other.



. . .Will

Will Allen
HP Vancouver "Home of DeskJet and DeskWriter" Division
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