jb3o+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Jon Allen Boone) (05/09/91)
I'm looking for info on the best laser printer to use with a unix system. I've heard about the HP LaserJet III - it doesn't work with unix lp*. What, in your experience, is the printer of choice? While money isn't a primary concern, we do NOT need a typesetter or any other LARGE print engine. We're just looking to replace some LaserWriters with newer/better/faster printers. Responses to: iain@stat.cmu.edu, please. ----------------------------------|++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | "He divines remedies against injuries; | "Words are drugs." | | he knows how to turn serious accidents | -Antero Alli | | to his own advantage; whatever does not | | | kill him makes him stronger." | "Culture is for bacteria." | | - Friedrich Nietzsche | - Christopher Hyatt | -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
prm@pur-ee.UUCP (Phil Moyer) (05/14/91)
I'm in charge of the print systems here at ECN. We have nearly (it may be over by now; I don't know what the hardware staff has been up to :-) 500 machines, and a few more than 100 Apple LaserWriters. We use a heavily modified Berkeley lpr, and are switching to PLP. We have no complaints with the Apple LaserWriter series II, except that it is possible to generate PostScript it can't handle (using SunDraw from Island Graphics). A more expensive engine is the Imagen laserprinters with their UltraScript hardware extension. We have had no problems at all with them. These are the only two printers we have that can handle PostScript. We also have Data Products and DataPrinter band printers, and some Printronix dot matrix printers (P300 and P6040 series). The Printronixes have been a maintenance nightmare for us, and our band printers are very old. They take standard ascii, but can't do graphics. The Printonixes do graphics, sort of, but like I said, they're a pain to maintain. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to provide information. Cheers, Phil