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From: tj@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Terry Jones)
Subject: Re: Postscript Cartridge for HPLJII
Message-ID: <1990Jan5.161940.21185@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Keywords: postscript, Laserjet
Organization: UTCS Public Access
References: <1991@cooper.cooper.EDU>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 90 16:19:40 GMT

I just test out the Pacific Page PostScript clone cartridge in a LaserJet
series II printer. Sells for $699 cdn.

It does PostScript from the few sources I was able to try, Windows 286
with Corel Draw 1.1 as well as some other howm brew rudimentry stuff.

It is slow. Real slow. I don't think the hardware in the Series II is any
screaming processor at best and the cartridge does not contain any 
coprocessor. It is ROM and EPROM inside with a few PALs.

It did do a nice job on the things I tried but it was relatively slow.

WordPerfect 5.0 will run a laserjet II at rated speed in PCL mode.
In PS mode with Pacific page it will not.

It gives you very great flexibility but if you want to do desktop
publishing a lot or use large varieties of fonts, get a real
PostScript printer. (And if you want to avoid hastles get an Adobe 
PostScript printer... no I don't work for Adobe, there are just many things
that Adobe does right (maybe for the wrong reasons but...))

You CAN switch to PCL mode with Pacific Page.

The one I had did NOT work with the LaserJet IIP yet. I hear there is a
new one expected for that. 
I don't know, but I think it will work with the IID.

When the IIP version comes out I might be using one at home where speed doesn't
count.
tj