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From: dyer@HARVARD.HARVARD.EDU (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: mod.computers.laser-printers
Subject: Re:  TeX output driver announced for LaserJet Plus
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Date: Fri, 25-Jul-86 01:22:12 EDT
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I just picked DVILASER/HP up today, and installed and tested it this evening.
I still need to upgrade MicroTex from 1.4A1 to 1.5A1, but at least now
I have a decent output device--I don't know (yet) why 1.5A1 is required.
Textset (the authors) provide several .DVI files for testing, and they
formatted flawlessly.  The package provides a set of HP versions of
Computer Modern fonts, as well as the ability to use cartridge and
downloadable fonts sold by HP.

At the same time, I picked up Textset's 'Preview', a DVI screen previewer
for PCs with Hercules, Tecmar, Olivetti (AT&T?) cards and a monochrome
monitor, and EGA graphics cards with either a mono or enhanced color
display.  Pretty neat--I have an EGA/ECD combo, and the demos, at least,
convinced me that it does an adequate job of indicating what will
appear on paper.  Speed, on a 9.2mhz PC/AT, is hardly zippy--it can take
5-15 seconds to display each new screen.  I would hesitate to use this on
anything less than an AT.  'Preview' doesn't require TeX on the PC; one
can download DVI files produced on your favorite mini.

/Steve Dyer
dyer@spdcc.UUCP
dyer@harvard.harvard.edu