From owner-freebsd-hardware Wed May 21 14:54:14 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA09024 for hardware-outgoing; Wed, 21 May 1997 14:54:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from wall.jhs.no_domain (vector.muc.ditec.de [194.120.126.35]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA08927; Wed, 21 May 1997 14:53:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from desk.jhs.no_domain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by desk.jhs.no_domain (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA04525; Tue, 20 May 1997 15:54:43 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199705201354.PAA04525@desk.jhs.no_domain> To: Stefan Esser cc: Sxren Schmidt , Chuck Robey , dave@persprog.com, jgrosch@sirius.com, randyk@ccsales.com, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What Printer To Get - Postscript From: "Julian H. Stacey" Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" X-Email: jhs@freebsd.org, Fallback: jhs@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de X-Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ X-Company: Vector Systems Ltd, Unix & Internet Consultants. X-Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany X-Tel: Phone +49.89.268616, Fax +49.89.2608126, Data +49.89.26023276 X-Software: FreeBSD (Unix) + EXMH 1.6.9 (PGP key on web) In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 17 May 1997 11:38:56 +0200." <19970517113856.07573@x14.mi.uni-koeln.de> Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 15:54:43 +0200 Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: Stefan Esser > The problem is, that while the HP-PCL manuals I have (from nearly > ten year old HP printers) still apply, but in order to use the > high-reolution graphics modes, you need undocumented ESC sequences, > that appear to be common to the HP560C and newer printers. I have a thick manual "HP PCL 5 Printer Language Tech Ref Man" ordered it from my printer shop. it did not come with printer, cost extra though. cost me German DM 45 in Sept 1991 (currently ~ DM2.85 = 1 UK pound) HP Part No. 33459 - 90903 in case you want to order one. Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/