From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 4 13:47:49 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mashie.force9.net (mashie.force9.net [195.166.128.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F1D7015134 for ; Tue, 4 May 1999 13:47:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from banta@ghulam.force9.co.uk) Received: (qmail 15034 invoked from network); 4 May 1999 20:49:20 -0000 Received: from mayfly.plus.net.uk (HELO mayfly.force9.net) (195.166.128.28) by mashie.force9.net with SMTP; 4 May 1999 20:49:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 12602 invoked from network); 4 May 1999 20:49:00 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO signup) (212.56.94.220) by mayfly.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 4 May 1999 20:49:00 -0000 From: "Ghulam Dastgir" To: Cc: Subject: Fw: Printers Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 22:47:08 -0700 Message-ID: <01be96ba$b68b0480$LocalHost@signup> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi Kent, thanks for replying. Just to fill you in the main reason that I need a postscript supported inkjet is to allow for the printing of postscript files which are only viewable from Ghostview(right??). This is the only reason I require a postscript printer. The impression I get is that these postscript inkjets can be significantly more expensive than normal inkjets. Stupid question: is there any way around printing postscript files from Ghostview without resorting to one of these supposedly expensive postscript/injet printers (like those from Lexmark that you suggested?). Thanks again, Ghulam -----Original Message----- From: Kent Stewart To: Ghulam Dastgir Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 10:17 AM Subject: Re: Printers > > >> Ghulam Dastgir wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I use FBSD 2.2.6 and am looking for a supported inkjet printer that >> can also support POSTSCRIPT format. >> Can you recommend any models?? >> Thanks, >> Ghulam > >I thought you were asking an impossible question. Postscript and >Inkjet were not a likely choice in my mind. I have an HP1600c and for >$500 US I could add Postscript 2. The world is going to Postscript 3 >but that is a different problem. > >I was looking at PC Connection's catalog and found a couple. There are >specific model's of LexMark Optra's and Xerox inkjet printers that >have Postscript 2 built into them. None of the BJC, Epson, or HP >inkjet's are listed with PostScript. The HP's are usually rated as >having the most vibrant colors with a drop in resolution when you >compare them to an Epson. When you get to doing image quality greater >than 600x600 on an inkjet, life suddenly starts running very slowly. >The old rule of you get two choices of speed, quality, and price still >applies. >-- >Kent Stewart >Richland, WA > >mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com >http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html > >Hunting Archibald Stewart, b 1802 in Ballymena, Antrim Co., NIR >http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/genealogy/archibald_stewart.html > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message