laser-lovers@uw-beaver (laser-lovers) (07/07/84)
From: "Tim Shimeall" <tim@uci-750a>
This printer seems to be intended as a replacement letter-quality printer
for small businesses. Given that context, it seems to be quite adequate,
judging from the demonstration I saw. The following are the technical
specifications:
Text Resolution: 300 x 300 dots per inch
Noise Level: less than 55 dB (noticably quieter than an Imagen)
Print Speed: 8 pages/minute (roughly 300 CPS)
Graphics Resolution: "Screen Dump Resolution" (but not up to text resolution)
Has Portrait and Landscape Orientation Printing
Can handle letter, legal, A4 and B5 size paper; other odd sized can be
fed in using the manual feed capability
100 sheet paper cartidge
Fonts are supplied on plug-in Cartridges (1 font/cartridge, for about $110)
Scientific Symbols font promised, but not yet available
Proportionally spaced fonts "Available" (but I didn't see any)
Up to 176 Characters Across 11 inch page, using Optional Comprssed Font
RS232 Interface, at 9600 Baud
50K internal data buffer
Disposable Toner cartridge (lasts up to 3000 pages)
MTBF 30,000 pages or 3,000 hours
500 - 3,000 page-per-month Target Usage
Interface software available for HP 150, IBM PC and look-alikes
Price is about $3400
The "Font Cartidge" seems to restrict the user to two fonts/page (the printer
has a standard font) which would probably make it difficult for
Scribe/troff/TeX use, but it seems to be a VERY good quality printer
for microcomputer use. The above information was gleaned from a
handout produced by HP's "LaserJet" demo package and from conversation
with a local computer store operator. The copy I have has print which
is indistinguishable from that produced by a daisy-wheel printer.
Timlaser-lovers@uw-beaver (laser-lovers) (07/10/84)
From: Tw Cook <hpcvln!tw> One correction - the plugin font cartridge can hold up to 6 fonts; the imitation daisywheel font is builtin in both portrait and landscape, so you can get as many as 8 fonts total. The "B" font cartridge contains 12 point times roman, with bold and italic, as well as a slightly larger (I forget the exact point size) helvetica, and a slightly smaller times roman, suitable for footnotes, small caps, superscripts, and the like. It also contains the lineprinter (176 char wide, landscape mode) font. As far as I know, these cartridges are available - I've seen them, although I don't yet have one. Tw Cook - HP Portable Computer Division - Corvallis, Oregon twc@hplabs.CSNET or hp-pcd!tw