[comp.sys.hp] Ink-jet printers

wcs) (10/08/90)

The HP Thinkjet is a nice printer.  It's REALLY quiet, which is its
big advantage.  It works by spraying ink at the paper, and therefore
works better if you use HP's special paper, which absorbs the ink fast
and doesn't smear; with regular paper it helps to let the paper dry
a minute before using it.  The print's a bit light.

The main disadvantage is that its Epson compatibility is a little bogus.
Because HP "knew" you'd want to use it with a PC, it only prints 640
dots across in graphics mode, though you still get 80 columns in text mode.
This means that mixing text and graphics modes doesn't work quite right,
so software that depends on this (rare) will line up wrong,
and software that expects to print 800 dots wide loses.  Usually not
a problem, and since your Tandy presumably isn't SuperVGA 800x600
your screen dumps will be ok.  Also, be sure you do get one with a
serial or parallel port, instead of HP-IB (IEEE488) or HP-IL ports.

All in all, a nice printer for light-duty work, and much less annoying
than the classic Texas Chainsaw Earsplitter printers out there.

				Bill
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