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From: wunder@hp-sde.SDE.HP.COM (Walter Underwood)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Eroff and HPdeskjet
Message-ID: <780002@hp-sde.SDE.HP.COM>
Date: 28 Aug 88 19:00:35 GMT
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Organization: HP Software Dev Environments - Palo Alto, CA
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   Elan says that it will not work because of the inability of the
   Deskjet to do REVERSE LINE FEEDS larger than a line or 2!

The reason that the DeskJet can't back up in graphics is lack of RAM,
as I understand it.  Sorry that I didn't make that clear.  So, keeping
the price down means limiting RAM, and limiting RAM means that the
printer can only back up inside a narrow band (the previous line or
two).

   I have been told that HP has a new Prom for the Deskjet that fixes this 
   but will not release it to the public. 

It might be possible to fix it with a cartridge.  There are already
RAM cartridges for soft fonts, and and Epson emulation cartridge.

Though I work at HP, I have no idea what the printer people are up to,
so I can't speculate on what they may or may not be working on.  But,
if they are not releasing something, it is probably because it isn't
finished.

wunder