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From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De>
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Subject: Re: Postscript on a bubblejet
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.970430164331.1517A-100000@tulpi.interconnect.com.au> from Anthony Hill at "Apr 30, 97 04:47:48 pm"
To: ahill@interconnect.com.au (Anthony Hill)
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 09:57:29 +0200 (MET DST)
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> 
> I'm about to purchase a printer - it needs to be cheap, and I need to be 
> able to print postscript. I belive something pretty workable can be done 
> using ghostscript as a filter talking to non-postscript printers.
> 
> So the question is - has anyone used either the HP Deskjet 400 or the 
> Cannon BJC-210 with ghostscript with acceptable results ?

I am using Canon BJ-200ex without any trouble, the quality of the postscript
output looks good. (at least to me)

BTW I've found the apsfilter port *very* useful.

Wolfgang