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From: stephens@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Greg Stephens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac --> HP printers question
Message-ID: <6150009@hpcupt1.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 88 16:57:44 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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I have to agree with Jan, having used the LaserStart driver with the LJ
it is basically a laserprinted (75dpi) version of the Imagewriter.  However
you can choose to print at 150 or 300 dpi, but since everything is still
in bit image format the scaling is not very good and it takes a lot longer
to print.

I am waiting to hear of a Postscript card for the LJ II.  Anyone heard of
one yet?

Regarding plotter drivers.  I have used PlotStart and MacPlots II.  I do
not recommend PlotStart.  MacPlots II is better but still leaves something
to be desired.  It depends upon what you are using the plotter for.  If
you are using it for presentation graphics or anything where creative font
selection is important, you can forget the Mac <-> plotter connection since
all of the plotter drivers only support the imbedded stick font that is
included in the plotter.  This limitations is, I think, the biggest hole
in the Mac's strong offering as a text/graphics/wp/dtp machine.
If you want to connect to a plotter for engineering type applications where
font selection is not that important then you may find that MacPlots II
will work just fine.