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From: kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Need Laser Printer Selection Help
Keywords: Amiga, Mac, Laser, Printer
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Date: 8 Mar 89 14:31:10 GMT
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In article <10500@mcdphx.phx.mcd.mot.com> dbk@teroach.UUCP (Dave Kinzer) writes:
 
>  Ideally, I would like to get an HP LaserJet II with some kind of plug in
>board to make it work with the Mac, but I do not know if this is possible.
>Alternately, I could write an Amiga driver for the Laserwriter, but I
>would like to avoid this if possible.
>
>   Any help from people with some experience in this area would be most
>appreciated.  Thanks.
 
It's getting easier to connect a Mac to printers other than the LaserWriter
(and ImageWriter). The Feb 21 issue of MacWeek ran a full-page ad for
MacPrint which is a "chooser-level utility." Here's some copy from the ad.

"You can print virtually any Mac application on a whole range of high
quality, lower-priced printers. Including HP LaserJet IID, LaserJet
Series II and compatibles. MacPrint supports all HP internal and cartridge
fonts. You can print two sides of a page and from dual bins in legal
and standard sizes." [Note: sentence structure copied from the ad!]

"MacPrint displays all your printer's resident fonts for true WYSIWYG 
performance. If it can't find a resident font, it will create one based
on the QuickDraw screen font. And MacPrint lets you print at your
printer's maximum resolution: 75, 150, or 300dpi."

Price $149

Call: Insight Development Corporation
      (415) 376-9500
      1024 Country Club Drive
      Moroga, CA 94556

Shirley Kehr