Date: Sat, 17 Jun 1995 16:19:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: dennis@et.htp.com (dennis) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printer recommendation? Message-ID: <199506172319.QAA07884@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199506172302.TAA21708@mail.htp.com> from "dennis" at Jun 17, 95 07:02:16 pm
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> > > > >>>> > >>There is only 1 printer standard.- HP. Consider that every vendor, every > >>product on the market makes absolutely sure that their software works with > >>HP FIRST...that no serious product doesn't support HP FIRST....and then make > >>you decision. If HPs were expensive you'd have to think....but they're not. > >>so what are you waiting for? > >> > >>Dennis > >> > >HP is only the standard for PCL. The Apple laserwriter is a generally > >accepted postscript standard... > > > Actually, the laserwriter is the standard for MACs....HP is the standard for > x86 postscript. Half right. HP is the standard for PCL, Adobe *IS* the standard for postscript. HP uses Adobe licensed postscript, but then so do a dozen other printer manufactures. Don't touch a postscript printer that does not have an Adobe licensed version of postscript. None of this has anything to do with the Intel x86 architecure, that comment was irrelevant to the conversation!!! -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD
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