kevin@nlm-mcs.arpa (Kevin Rosenberg) (10/01/89)
I've heard of HP's Postscript cartridge for the IIP. Does anyone know if this catridge (or HP's cartridge for the II), uses Adobe's(tm) Postscript. Since I have a large number of Abode's encrypted fonts, I need to get an Adobe-brand interpreter. Thanks, Kevin kevin@mcs.nlm.nih.gov
neff@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Dave Neff) (10/03/89)
Regarding PostScript cartridge for the LaserJet IIP. Yes, it is an Adobe (tm) licensed PostScript implimentation. Thats one of the reasons it costs $1000 bucks for a cartridge containing ROM :-). Dave Neff neff@hpvcfs1.HP.COM
bkunz@hpdml93.HP.COM (Bob Kunz) (10/03/89)
> I've heard of HP's Postscript cartridge for the IIP. Does anyone know > if this catridge (or HP's cartridge for the II), uses Adobe's(tm) > Postscript. Since I have a large number of Abode's encrypted fonts, > I need to get an Adobe-brand interpreter. > The announcement for the IIP Postscript cartridge is that it will be available in the first half of '90. There is no HP series II cartridge. The only cartridge solution for series II is the Pacific Data Products "PacificPage" cartridge introduced in September. HP's Postsrcipt cartridges are/will be Adobe Postscript. From the land of a million LaserJets.... Bob Kunz Hewlett-Packard Boise Printer Division
bezanson@adobe.COM (Brian Bezanson) (10/03/89)
In article <10294@nlm-mcs.arpa> kevin@nlm-mcs.arpa (Kevin Rosenberg) writes: >I've heard of HP's Postscript cartridge for the IIP. Does anyone know >if this catridge (or HP's cartridge for the II), uses Adobe's(tm) >Postscript. The IIP does use an official Adobe controller so you can use your Adobe fonts with it. -- Brian Bezanson bezanson@adobe.com Adobe Systems Incorporated The opinions expressed above are my own and may not represent those of Adobe.
jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) (10/04/89)
However, I've heard that this is only ANNOUNCED, not slated for a release any time soon, and may never see the light of day. jas -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey A. Sullivan | Senior Systems Programmer jas@venera.isi.edu | Information Sciences Institute jas@isi.edu DELPHI: JSULLIVAN | University of Southern California
taylor@limbo.Intuitive.Com (Dave Taylor) (10/04/89)
Jeff Sullivan of USC's Information Sciences Institute writes: > I've heard that [the PostScript cartridge for the HP LaserJet IIP] is > only ANNOUNCED, not slated for a release any time soon, and may never > see the light of day. Well, I don't know where you get your information from, Jeff, but I talked to the marketing manager of HP's San Diego Division, who released the IIP, and he assured me that HP was currently working on the PS cartridge for the new IIP as one of the logical followups to their new PostScript cartridge for the Series IID printer. Knowing the people involved and their committment to the Macintosh marketplace, it'll most certainly happen. Expect it first quarter of 1990. -- Dave Taylor Unix Editor, "The HP Chronicle" Macintosh Editor, "Computer Language" Intuitive Systems Mountain View, California taylor@limbo.intuitive.com or {uunet!}{decwrl,apple}!limbo!taylor
jas@ISI.EDU (Jeff Sullivan) (10/05/89)
In article <143@limbo.Intuitive.Com> taylor@limbo.Intuitive.Com (Dave Taylor) writes: Jeff Sullivan of USC's Information Sciences Institute writes: > I've heard that [the PostScript cartridge for the HP LaserJet IIP] is > only ANNOUNCED, not slated for a release any time soon, and may never > see the light of day. Well, I don't know where you get your information from, Jeff, but I talked to the marketing manager of HP's San Diego Division, who released the IIP, and he assured me that HP was currently working on the PS cartridge for the new IIP as one of the logical followups to their new PostScript cartridge for the Series IID printer. Knowing the people involved and their committment to the Macintosh marketplace, it'll most certainly happen. Expect it first quarter of 1990. -- Dave Taylor Boy are YOU naive! ;-) HP has a standing policy that any product not shipped may never see the light of day. When I was waiting for my review copy of a DeskWriter, days before it was to be released, they were still saying "it may never actually be released." When a product is PROPOSED to ship in the first half of 90 (a 6MO period up to almost a year from now), I begin to question the "most certainly"ness of the result. I velieve that HP has had some examples of products developed to some level and never shipped. Can anyone back me up on this? Another point of curiousity is HP's traditional policy of not commenting on unshipped products. A week or so before the DW was to ship, they still wouldn't admit to me on the phone that they were actually working on one, for instance. Why the sudden change? It's a little suspicious. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey A. Sullivan | Senior Systems Programmer jas@venera.isi.edu | Information Sciences Institute jas@isi.edu DELPHI: JSULLIVAN | University of Southern California