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From: ruslan@uncecs.edu (Robin C. LaPasha)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Is Postscript worth it? (was Re: LaserWriter NT printer driver)
Summary: I have a DJ and send PS to it
Message-ID: <1990Feb3.164324.198@uncecs.edu>
Date: 3 Feb 90 16:43:24 GMT
References: <26181@cup.portal.com> <48592198.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM> <25c8eb95:4147.6comp.sys.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
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In article <25c8eb95:4147.6comp.sys.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP>, tron1@tronsbox.UUCP (HIM) writes:
> >Since you're concerned about price, you may want to look into one of the
> >software Postscript interpreters on the market.  These programs basically
> >turn any printer into a Postscript printer.  So, for the price of the

[discussion of laser printers needing RAM to work with deleted]
> 
> Actually , if you are buying an engine to do SOFTWARE postscript with , get
> the HP DeskJetII .. as a mechanical printer it does NOT need that data all
> at once bt can be fed line by line. THAT WAY , you dont need lots of ram in
> the printer , and you can get one at 699$ .. the output is 300dpi so it
> looks good.
> 
> BOTTOM line, get a postscript printer or a Deskjet and emulator.
> 
I would concur, except to say that the new DeskJet is called the
"Plus" instead of the "II."  For someone who's not in a super
hurry it's a wonderful way to get cheap PostScript.

Just FYI, I'll describe my own setup.  I send ProWrite output
through ProScript to turn it into Postscript; along the way you
can include Amiga bitmap fonts (which, if handled right, can look
really good.)  Then I send the result to my DeskJet (not a Plus)
via PixelScript.  There are optimized drivers for the DeskJet and
LaserJet, BTW.  The PixelScript fonts (basic set is clones of
Times and Helvetica) are quite nice, and they've improved them
tremendously.  They're still just a teeny bit on the thick/bold
side.  And - since I include bitmap fonts, I wait 10 minutes for
every page.  The process is driven by the Amiga (mine's a 1000)
and you can multitask, although other processes requiring
massive math calculations aren't recommended. ;^)

If somebody knows whether there's a significant speedup with
PixelScript using a 68020 or 68030 setup, I'd be interested.

I am a satisfied customer; I've found both New Horizons and
Pixelations to be really helpful folks.

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