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From: "Andrew Gould" <andrewlylegould@gmail.com>
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On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Andrew Gould wrote:
>
>  So the bottom line is:  "Get a postscript printer."  They're rather
>> expensive.
>>
>
> Not always:
>
> http://wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/usedlasers.pdf<http://wonkity.com/%7Ewblock/docs/usedlasers.pdf>
>
> Thanks to Ghostscript, PCL printers will also work.
>
>  It may be worth the inconvenience of sharing drive space and
>> printing from the Mac via VNC window.  ;-)
>>
>
> That would be the easiest way, and probably the highest quality if you're
> printing images.  Gutenprint will probably drive the Epson Artisan 800 soon
> if it doesn't already, but you might want to reconsider after this review:
>
>
> http://reviews.cnet.com/multifunction-devices/epson-artisan-800/4505-3181_7-33241287.html?tag=mncol;txt
>
> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
>

Thanks for the links.  The artisan appears to be a real mixed bag.

Andrew