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From: jac@ssibbs.UUCP (James Crotinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: HP DeskJet and AmigaTeX
Summary: AmigaTeX -- HP DeskJet connection
Message-ID: <72@ssibbs.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jan 89 06:37:25 GMT
References: <8901201838.AA12938@bu-it.BU.EDU>
Organization: Sangho's Public Access Unix, Cambridge, MA
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In article <8901201838.AA12938@bu-it.BU.EDU>, BRADFORD@buasta.BU.EDU ("David A. Bradford") writes:
> I am contemplating the purchase of an HP DeskJet printer.  I would also
> be buying AmigaTex to use with it.  I was wondering if anyone had any 
> experience with this combination and could answer the following questions:
> 
> 1) How does AmigaTex handle fonts?  Should I buy a font cartridge or 
> the RAM expansion, or can I get by without either one?

  A font cartridge should not be necessary, I don't believe. The AmigaTeX
printer drivers work by actually composing a bit image of the page in memory,
and then sending that out as bitmapped graphics. So you'll need enough ram
to hold a full page of graphics, I suspect.

  Tom mentions in his manual that he has used the DeskJet and that it does
a very nice job.

> 
> 2) What are the limitations of this combination?  I use TeX on a VAX and
> can select from about half a million fonts (well, that may be a slight 
> exaggeration).  Will there be a limit on fonts per page or font size or any 
> such limitation?
> 

  The printer driver comes with the full distribution of normal TeX fonts
(I believe the 300 dpi set is 8-10 disks). Plus you can get AmigaMETAFONT
and generate your own fonts and your own sizes.

  Jim

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                               Jim Crotinger
                               crotinger%mit.mfenet@nmfecc.arpa