martya@cpl-mfh.UUCP (Marty Adelman) (10/19/89)
Hi I need a quick solution to a small problem. I need to hook an HP Laserjet II to a Mac for someone. Who sells the drivers? Will a grappler LQ work? or is there a better solution ? (I know, I know, buy a Laserwriter, but they have access to this printer at this time. Thanks in advance Marty
6600pete@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (10/21/89)
In article <-538823937@cpl-mfh.UUCP> martya@cpl-mfh.UUCP (Marty Adelman) writes: > I need to hook an HP Laserjet II to a Mac for someone. Who sells the drivers? Find a product called MacPrint advertised in all the major Mac periodicals full-page and full-color. > Will a grappler LQ work? I really doubt it. I think that option wants a model of the Epson LQ series printer, and even if the HP emulates it, the cabling is probably wrong. -- | GurgleKat (Pete Gontier), pete@cavevax.ucsb.edu | .UUCP reply addresses bounce; try another path. | ...if you'd gone to Dartmouth, you'd not have had to take the math.
allbery@NCoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery) (10/24/89)
As quoted from <2629@hub.UUCP> by 6600pete@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu: +--------------- | In article <-538823937@cpl-mfh.UUCP> martya@cpl-mfh.UUCP (Marty Adelman) writes: | > I need to hook an HP Laserjet II to a Mac for someone. Who sells the | > drivers? | > Will a grappler LQ work? | | I really doubt it. I think that option wants a model of the Epson LQ | series printer, and even if the HP emulates it, the cabling is probably | wrong. +--------------- The Grappler LQ (parallel) and Grappler LS (serial) both support the HP LaserJet directly, and yes, the cabling works fine as is. However, it doesn't do all that well: it maps 4x fonts (288dpi) to a 300dpi device, and thereby introduces distortion. Moreover, it's slower and requires more memory than a native-mode driver. ++Brandon -- Brandon S. Allbery, moderator of comp.sources.misc allbery@NCoast.ORG uunet!hal.cwru.edu!ncoast!allbery ncoast!allbery@hal.cwru.edu bsa@telotech.uucp 161-7070 (MCI), ALLBERY (Delphi), B.ALLBERY (GEnie), comp-sources-misc@backbone [comp.sources.misc-related mail should go ONLY to comp-sources-misc@<backbone>] *Third party vote-collection service: send mail to allbery@uunet.uu.net (ONLY)*
parent@apple.com (Sean Parent) (10/25/89)
In article <2629@hub.UUCP> 6600pete@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu writes: > In article <-538823937@cpl-mfh.UUCP> martya@cpl-mfh.UUCP (Marty Adelman) writes: > > I need to hook an HP Laserjet II to a Mac for someone. Who sells the > drivers? > > Find a product called MacPrint advertised in all the major Mac > periodicals full-page and full-color. > > > Will a grappler LQ work? > > I really doubt it. I think that option wants a model of the Epson LQ > series printer, and even if the HP emulates it, the cabling is probably > wrong. The Grappler LQ will work with the Epson LQ series and Toshiba P series 24 pin printers, HP LaserJet printers (recommended 1 meg of RAM), and HP DeskJet printers, and all compatibles. For HP LaserJet printers with a serial port capable of 19.2Kbaud and the HP DeskJet there is the Grappler LS (no hardware just a serial cable). Note that the LS does not support any 24 pin printers. There is also the Grappler LX, a faster version of the Grapple LQ. You will only really see the speed difference of the LX if you have a Mac II(x/cx/ci) or SE/30 and a speedy printer like the DeskJet+ (I don't know about the LaserJet IID). They all come with a spooler and fonts (Courier, Dutch (Times like), and Swiss (Helvetica Like) from BitStream). They work on any Mac with at least 1 meg of memory but 2 meg is strongly recommended. I am not aware of any software compatibility problems. There is also a Grappler 9pin (formally C/Mac/GS) that works with most 9pin printers (and can also be used from an Apple IIc or GS). The Grappler 9pin does not include spooler or fonts (works with ImageWriter fonts and driver). If you have an ImageWriter (I, II, or LQ) or the Grappler 9pin then you can use the Grappler Spooler. That is my public service announcement for Orange Micro. Sean Parent "Quality unattainable in a reasonable amount of time."
parent@apple.com (Sean Parent) (10/25/89)
In article <1989Oct23.235226.19534@NCoast.ORG> allbery@NCoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery) writes: > The Grappler LQ (parallel) and Grappler LS (serial) both support the HP > LaserJet directly, and yes, the cabling works fine as is. However, it doesn't > do all that well: it maps 4x fonts (288dpi) to a 300dpi device, and thereby > introduces distortion. > > Moreover, it's slower and requires more memory than a native-mode driver. There is a 4% reduction option that ruduces distortion of the fonts (it is minor to begin with). You can also use it with ATM rather and get the best quality ATM can produce (no distortion). It requires more memory but uses that memory for the spooler (requires about as much memory as the SuperMac spooler does for the ImageWriter LQ.) I have not seen (or even heard reports of) a standard driver that is faster then either the LX or LS. I have only seen slower drivers (that is not to say that one could not be made). Sean Parent "Quality unattainable in a reasonable amount of time."