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From: kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: upgrading Laserjet series II to PostScript
Summary: Postscript on LaserJet II.
Message-ID: <52323@felix.UUCP>
Date: 5 Aug 88 20:20:54 GMT
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In article <5748@dasys1.UUCP> alexis@dasys1.UUCP (Alexis Rosen) writes:
>In article <1169@cod.NOSC.MIL> rupp@cod.NOSC.MIL (William L. rupp) writes:
>>I am very eager to obtain information about upgrading an HP LaserJet
>>series II to PostScript capability. [...]
>
>The 'JetScript' is a replacement (add-on?) controller board for LaserJets that
>has a complete Postscript interpreter. A LaserJet with the JetScript should be
>100% compatible with the LaserWriter Plus, PS V.47, including all hardware
>(like ports).

I checked with QMS about this too. The JetScript board goes in your PC
so this solution does not work on a Mac. 

The board costs about $2500 and brings the total cost of a PostScript
LaserJet to about $4500.  I decided to sell the LaserJet and get the
QMS PS 810--which I'm very happy with.

Shirley Kehr @felix