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From: gaige@lts.UUCP (Gaige B. Paulsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: HP Deskjet <--> Mac
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Date: 16 Mar 89 17:08:14 GMT
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Reply-To: gaige@lts.UUCP (Gaige B. Paulsen)
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Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Reston, VA
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YES, the DeskJet works quite well as a printer off of a Macintosh.
Make certain that if you do this, you get the Grappler/LS which emulates
an ImageWriter II at double resolution and is made specifically for dealing
with 300 dpi laser and ink-jet printers (DeskJet and LaserJet most notably).
There are, however, a few things to note when comparing it to 
laser printers.

	1) It can be most closely compared to a LaserWriter SC, since
	   neither of the printers or their respective drivers can handle
	   "real" font scaling.  This means that the fonts which you want to 
	   print need to be available in 4* resolution.  Note that if you
	   happen to have an LWII SC, you can use the fonts that come with
	   it.  There are three fonts which are included with the Grapler LS,
	   a Times clone, a Courier clone, and an Helvetica clone.
	2) For graphics, quickdraw is used, therefore giving a very accurate
	   rendition of what is on the screen, but not affording the user
	   any of the smoothing that is done in the LW's.


I have found that the printer is a very good bargain for the current price and
provides ample printing capability for anyone who does low-volume, high-quality
printing.  I would NOT necessarily suggest it for anyone who is doing any
kind of Page Layout or Desktop Publishing, since the output from the DeskJet
is not going to correspond to the output from PostScript printers as well as
other PS printers (i.e. LaserWriters).


Gaige B. Paulsen
InterCon Systems Corporation

Disclaimer:  My employer is not responsible for the statements made in this
(or any other) article, even though he may agree wholeheartedly.