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From: dragon@oliveb.UUCP (Give me a quarter or I'll touch you)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Help on laser printers requested
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Date: Thu, 1-Oct-87 11:38:19 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  1 11:38:19 1987
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in article <8709301705.AA20894@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, menton@acoustics.nrl.MIL ("Robert Menton") says:
 
> 	What brand & model laser printer should we buy?
.... 
> 	Recommendations are solicited.  I think we want a PostScript compatible
> laser printer, since PP and (I think) Easy Draw have PostScript drivers. That
> would leave out Atari's laser printer, even if it was available.  Email
> directly to me, or to the net if you think your ideas might have wider appeal. 
> Thanks. 
> 					Bob Menton
> 					ARPAnet: MENTON@NRL-ACOUSTICS

Publishing Partner supports both the HP and Postscript devices.  The HP
output is much faster, since it doesn't use Postscript.

Easy Draw has a Postscript driver, and an HP GDOS driver is available from
Michtron.

Atari's laser printer has a GDOS driver, it works fine with Easy Draw.  I'm
sure a PP driver will come out for it when the it comes out.

The HP has one of the nicest outputs I've seen since it uses the new Canon
engine.  And it isn't too expensive, but realize that a memory upgrade will
be necessary to do anything useful.

QMS makes a nice Postscript printer (actually a few) but as far as I know
they use the older Canon engine (like in the original HP) and I would stay
away from that. (I think they also support HP emulation)

The Atari printer has very nice output, but (as of now) can only be used on
an ST (that's what I'm told).

To further complicate things, a Postscript board is available for the HP,
and the total cost of the board, the printer, and memory is close to what
the QMS costs.

Hope I didn't confuse you more!

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