From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jun 17 12:31:58 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id MAA02785 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 17 Jun 1995 12:31:58 -0700 Received: from bigdipper.iagi.net (bigdipper.iagi.net [198.6.14.10]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id MAA02779 for ; Sat, 17 Jun 1995 12:31:56 -0700 Received: (from adhir@localhost) by bigdipper.iagi.net (8.6.11/8.6.9) id PAA11837; Sat, 17 Jun 1995 15:32:17 -0400 Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 15:32:17 -0400 (EDT) From: "Alok K. Dhir" To: Amancio Hasty cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: printer recommendation? In-Reply-To: <199506171739.KAA03533@rah.star-gate.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, 17 Jun 1995, Amancio Hasty wrote: > >>> "Alok K. Dhir" said: > > > > I have a Lexmark Optra-R - its faster than the HP (12ppm), higher rez > > than the HP (true 1200 dpi), and prettier than the HP. It also has a > > much nicer control panel, an excellent warranty, and prints absolutely > > beutifully. It is also very expandable. Highly recommended. > > > > BTW - I got it for $1440.00 - less than a HP4+. > Can you print 12 ppm using a2ps (text to postcript)? I don't see why not - the printer's engine is rated at 12ppm for 600dpi and 8ppm for 1200 - I don't think that a2ps would make a difference one way or the other. In any case, a2ps is not really necessary with the Optra since it does autosensing between PCL and Postscript. You can send it straight text and it prints it fine. > I printed a couple of bit map images from Bettina's PhotoCD and it > took a while to print so do you know if you have a speedy processor > for postscript? The processor on these things is RISC, and it is faster than any printer I've ever used - I've never used the HP 5 series though, my other printer was a HP 4M. BTW - the Optra line has several other printers up to the Optra Lxi - go see http://www.lexmark.com for more info. Alok K. Dhir Internet Access Group, Inc. adhir@iagi.net (301) 652-0484 Fax: (301) 652-0649 http://www.iagi.net