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From: jsp@key.COM (James Preston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Query: Mac HP Laserjet Connection
Message-ID: <1374@key.COM>
Date: 13 Jan 90 00:07:37 GMT
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Reply-To: jsp@penguin.key.COM (James Preston)
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In article <12747@cgl.ucsf.EDU> bic@cgl.ucsf.edu (Bruce Cohen) writes:
>
>I am interested in using an old HP LaserJet with a Mac SE for printing
>text.  I understand that there are at least two products on the market
>which should make the connection: Grappler LS (Orange MIcro) and JetLink
>Express (GDT Softworks).  Does anyone have experience with either or these
>products or have other suggestions?

I think it's time to make a monthly posting on how to connect a Mac to an
HP LaserJet.  The quick answer:  Stay away from the Grappler, it's a kludge.
There are two very good printer drivers:  JetLink Express (as you mentioned)
and MacPrint.  Last Month's MacUser (I think it was the December issue) had
an article comparing them.  The bottom line is essentially this:  If you
want to mainly use the LaserJet's internal fonts and font cartridges, get
MacPrint.  If you want more LaserWriter-like capabilities, use JetLink (it
has some really excellent outline fonts that MacPrint lacks).  One warning:
If your LaserJet is _really_ old, like the _original_ rather than at least
a LaserJet plus, the damned thing doesn't have enough memory to make full
use of Jetlink's graphics mode.  It can print about a quarter of a page at 
300 DPI, and _almost_ a full page of _double spaced_ type at 150 DPI.  For 
anything else, you have to use 75 DPI, which comes out looking like a good 
dot matrix printer.
I have JetLink, a Mac SE/30, and an original LaserJet.  If you have any
more questions, drop me some email.

--James Preston
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