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From: kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: LaserJet II <--> Mac+
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Date: 13 Oct 88 15:12:08 GMT
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In article <4780003@hpirs.HP.COM> banton@hpirs.HP.COM (Butch Anton) writes:
>I'm considering purchasing a LaserJet II for my Mac+ and was wondering if
>anyone out there had any experience with this combination.
>
>Any information, including availability of cables and drivers, is
>appreciated.
>

Get information about the LQ grappler from Orange Micro, and make sure
you're going to be happy with a non-postscript printer.  So far the only
way to upgrade the LaserJet II to postscript makes it more expensive than
buying a $4000 postscript printer in the first place. Furthermore, QMS
does this for PCs only because the card goes in a PC.  (Another one goes
in the printer, I believe)

I was ecstatic with my LaserJet II while I was still using a PC, but once
I got a Mac, it was a weight around my neck.  To finish a consulting job
I had to bite the bullet and get a postscript printer. While I eventually
sold the LaserJet, I lost quite a bit of money in the end.

I know it's hard to justify spending considerably more for a printer than
for your computer, but if you want nice output, that's what it amounts to.

Shirley Kehr