robin@csun.edu (Robin Goldstone ) (08/10/89)
Has anyone written a pd printer driver for the hp laserjet? If not, what is the best commercial offering? I have used Printworks and have not been happy with it. I would appreciate any suggestions... Thanks. Robin Goldstone, Systems Software Specialist California State University, Chico Computer Center robin@csuchico.edu
tw@Atherton.COM (Tw Cook) (08/11/89)
In article <2263@csun.edu>, robin@csun.edu (Robin Goldstone ) writes: >Has anyone written a pd printer driver for the hp laserjet? If not, >what is the best commercial offering? I have used Printworks and >have not been happy with it. I would appreciate any suggestions... I am using MacPrint 1.1 with an HP LaserJet+ at home. I use primarily bitmap fonts (rather than HP font cartridges) and although it is fairly slow (what do you expect at 19.2k baud?) the results are excellent, and all the applications I use (other than obvious stuff like Adobe Illustrator) work well with it. The price isn't bad (typically ~ $100) and it includes a cable and some fonts. Tw Cook Atherton Technology -- Sunnyvale, CA tw@atherton.com {hpda|sun|pyramid|decwrl}!athertn!tw
oplinger@minerva.crd.ge.com (B. S. Oplinger) (08/11/89)
In article <11419@athertn.Atherton.COM> tw@Atherton.COM (Tw Cook) writes: >>Has anyone written a pd printer driver for the hp laserjet? If not, >>what is the best commercial offering? I have used Printworks and >>have not been happy with it. I would appreciate any suggestions... > >I am using MacPrint 1.1 with an HP LaserJet+ at home. I use primarily May I suggest the free or maybe sharware DeskJet driver that appeared on the net in the last couple of months. It has a 'try to be compatible with a laserjet' box which works quite nice. I have a DeskJet and it work nicely, but recently have been 'forced' to use a LaserJet :> ! It does a nice job, only drawback is that it does not support landscape orientation. Hope this is helpfull. Brian [usual disclaimer...]
barry@primerd.prime.com (08/14/89)
>/* Written 12:18 am Aug 10, 1989 by robin@csun.UUCP in primerd:comp.sys.mac */ >/* ---------- "looking for pd laser jet driver" ---------- */ >Has anyone written a pd printer driver for the hp laserjet? If not, >what is the best commercial offering? I have used Printworks and >have not been happy with it. I would appreciate any suggestions... >Thanks. >Robin Goldstone, Systems Software Specialist >California State University, Chico Computer Center >robin@csuchico.edu I'm not surprized to hear that Printworks has been unsatisfactory. I tried it and found it to be slowest of all DeskJet drivers w/o any compensating virtues. The two best DeskJet drivers are MacPrint from Insight Development and Jetlink Express from GDT Softworks. Both list for $149, but MacPrint is available from MacWherehouse for $70. I've tried them both; they're both quite good. MacPrint is best choice if you plan to use fonts defined in the DeskJet. MacPrint can generate Mac screen fonts that match the printer fonts in DeskJet and in font cartridges. MacPrint can combine bit mapped fonts and printer fonts in same line. Get Jetlink Express if you plan to do graphics output and work with documents that were prepared on another system using PostScript fonts. Jetlink Express comes with scalable outline fonts that correspond to Times, Helvetica, Symbol, and Courier. Additional outline fonts are available. Jetlink Express can do image scaling, rotation, etc. It is by far the fastest driver. Either of these drivers is far superior to Printworks Laser Version. The Finnish public domain driver is available from SUMEX and SIMTEL archives. It works reasonably well, but doesn't do landscape printing. There's little control over draft output. Unless money is really tight, get either MacPrint or Jetlink Express. Barry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Barry Wolman | barry@s66.prime.com Principal Technical Consultant | 492 Old Connecticut Path Prime Computer | Framingham, MA 01701 | 508/626-1700, ext. 4187 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nothing in this posting reflects an official position of Prime Computer.
macak@lakesys.UUCP (James Macak) (08/15/89)
In article <160700048@primerd> barry@primerd.prime.com writes: >>/* Written 12:18 am Aug 10, 1989 by robin@csun.UUCP in primerd:comp.sys.mac */ >>/* ---------- "looking for pd laser jet driver" ---------- */ >I'm not surprized to hear that Printworks has been unsatisfactory. I >tried it and found it to be slowest of all DeskJet drivers w/o any >compensating virtues. The two best DeskJet drivers are MacPrint from >Insight Development and Jetlink Express from GDT Softworks. Both list New question along these lines: We have a "clone" LaserJet in the office that is now being used with one of those "other" computers. We'd like to hook the "clone" printer up to a Mac (Macs?). Anyone using a "clone" LaserJet this way? Can more than one Mac be connected at the same time? How? Thanks. -- macak@lakesys.UUCP (James Macak) or lakesys!macak@csd1.milw.wisc.edu