randall@thor.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Randall Rathbun) (04/07/89)
HELP! I was given the wrong information about the type of HP printer that was going to be used with the Personal Composer Music program on an IBM XT compatible. The printer turned out to be a Deskjet, not a Laserjet II. Un- fortunately the music program outputs files in page format not in line format. Does anyone have a program, or can point me to a source, whereby I can print out Postscript page files on the HP Deskjet printer? Your help is greatly appreciated. - Randall Please respond via email. ================================================================= Randall.Rathbun@SanDiego.NCR.COM tele: 619-485-2999/2358/3272 NCR E&M - S.D. Dept 2861 16550 W Bernardo Dr. San Diego 92127
cplai@daisy.UUCP (Chung-Pang Lai) (04/08/89)
In article <1226@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM> randall@thor.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Randall Rathbun) writes:
]HELP! I was given the wrong information about the type of HP
]printer
]The printer turned out to be a Deskjet, not a Laserjet II.
]
]Does anyone have a program, or can point me to a source, whereby
]I can print out Postscript page files on the HP Deskjet printer?
Looks like you are way off. Even a Laserjet II cannot print
PostScript without a hardware upgrade. QMS JetScript is what
you need if you have a LJ II. For a Deskjet? Someone else may
be able to help you, not me!
You probably should file for consumer fraud.
Good Luck!
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Daisy Systems Corp, 700B Middlefield Road, Mtn View CA 94039. (415)960-6961mark@kodak.UUCP (Mark Hilliard) (04/12/89)
In article <2908@daisy.UUCP> cplai@daisy.UUCP (Chung-Pang Lai) writes: >In article <1226@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM> randall@thor.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Randall Rathbun) writes: >]The printer turned out to be a Deskjet, not a Laserjet II. I do not know what operating system you are using, but YES, you can print postscript files on the HP Deskjet, in fact, I have been doing it for for several months. For you DOS users, there are 2 programs that have drivers for Deskjet postscript: GOSCRIPT and FREEDOM OF PRESS. I have tested both, and found FOP to be a little better, but it costs 2x as much as GS. Both programs let you use your host processor to run a postscript interpiter. There is a postscript processor board from Everex, called the POST CARD PLUS. I also have this board intstalled. It provides 3 to 5 meg of ram, a 12meg 80186 cpu, and the postscript program. When installed, it becomes a LPT: port, and works GREAT. I think that the board costs around 1.7k now, but it drives SEVERAL printers including the Deskjet.
jimw@guardian.UUCP (Jim Willing) (04/12/89)
In article <1226@ncr-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM>, randall@thor.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Randall Rathbun) writes: > The printer turned out to be a Deskjet, not a Laserjet II. Un- > fortunately the music program outputs files in page format not > in line format. > > Does anyone have a program, or can point me to a source, whereby > I can print out Postscript page files on the HP Deskjet printer? There is a program called 'Go-Script' that runs on PC compatable systems and is a reasonably good Postscript interpreter. I run it with a HP LaserJet II and am quite happy with the results. I believe it also has a driver for the Deskjet as well... Retails for about $200.00 -- usually found at: ..tektronix!tessi!bucket!jimw | Any Vax 750 that is or: .. tessi!bucket!guardian!jimw | to be thrown out in or even CBBS/NW (503) 284-5260 or CIS 73067,2005 | to the cold... but never found where you would expect him to be... | I'll give you a home
howeird@hpwrce.HP.COM (Howard Stateman) (04/13/89)
>postscript files on the HP Deskjet, in fact, I have been doing it for >for several months. For you DOS users, there are 2 programs that have >drivers for Deskjet postscript: GOSCRIPT and FREEDOM OF PRESS. I have >tested both, and found FOP to be a little better, but it costs 2x as >much as GS. Both programs let you use your host processor to run >a postscript interpiter. There is a postscript processor board from >Everex, called the POST CARD PLUS. I also have this board intstalled. >It provides 3 to 5 meg of ram, a 12meg 80186 cpu, and the postscript >program. When installed, it becomes a LPT: port, and works GREAT. I think >that the board costs around 1.7k now, but it drives SEVERAL printers >including the Deskjet. You haven't really given him much of a solution. For the cost of that Everex board, plus the software you mention, he can go out and buy a postscript printer. That Postcard+ is NOT a trivial item, as your message implies. It's the equivalent of buying a PostScript upgrade for a Laserjet. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Stateman, Hewlett-Packard Response Center, Mountain View, CA howeird@hpwrce.HP.COM or hplabs!hpwrce!howeird -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sysop of the Anatomically Correct BBS (415) 364-3739 "Nothing can be said so correctly that it cannot be twisted." - Spinoza --------------------------------------------------------------------
kjk@PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan) (04/17/89)
In article <7650002@hpwrce.HP.COM> howeird@hpwrce.HP.COM (Howard Stateman) writes: [ text about GO-SCRIPT, FREEDOM-OF-THE-PRESS and a hardware PostScript card deleted ] > >You haven't really given him much of a solution. For the cost of that >Everex board, plus the software you mention, he can go out and buy >a postscript printer. That Postcard+ is NOT a trivial item, as your >message implies. It's the equivalent of buying a PostScript upgrade >for a Laserjet. > GO-SCRIPT and FREEDOM-OF-THE-PRESS are stand alone software packages that require no additional hardware other than one of the supported dot matrix, ink jet or laser printers. They are *sloooow* but they work! For just under $200, Go-Script comes with fonts emulating the original 13 Laser-Writer typefaces, and for $200 more ($400 total) you get emulations (Bitstream) of all 35 current standard PostScript printer fonts. If you happen to be fortunate enough to have a fast 286 or 386 DOS machine, the processing speed should be tolerable for the home or "business on a budget". Go-Script supports the HP Deskjet and produces "laser quality" output (at least in my opinion). Don't get me wrong, a *real* PostScript printer is much more convenient, but Go-Script and F-O-P work and the price is right. -- Ken Keirnan - Pacific Bell - {att,bellcore,sun,ames,pyramid}!pacbell!pbhyf!kjk San Ramon, California kjk@pbhyf.PacBell.COM
dauksa@ecf.toronto.edu (Linas P Dauksa) (04/20/89)
In article <5032@pbhyf.PacBell.COM> kjk@PacBell.COM (Ken Keirnan) writes: > >GO-SCRIPT and FREEDOM-OF-THE-PRESS are stand alone software packages >that require no additional hardware other than one of the supported >dot matrix, ink jet or laser printers. They are *sloooow* but they work! >For just under $200, Go-Script comes with fonts emulating the original >13 Laser-Writer typefaces, and for $200 more ($400 total) you get >emulations (Bitstream) of all 35 current standard PostScript printer >fonts. If you happen to be fortunate enough to have a fast 286 or >386 DOS machine, the processing speed should be tolerable for the home >or "business on a budget". > >Go-Script supports the HP Deskjet and produces "laser quality" output >(at least in my opinion). > >Don't get me wrong, a *real* PostScript printer is much more convenient, >but Go-Script and F-O-P work and the price is right. The combination of Go-Script and the Deskjet sounds perfect for my needs. What worries me is that Go-Script is slow. How slow is slow? If a page of graphics takes 1 minute to process and print on a real postscript printer, how long will it take with an emulation program? The interpreter must do a lot of floating-point work. Is a math-coprossesor supported. How much will it speed up the process? I understand the Deskjet printer supports level three of the HP graphics language. Can I configure a desktop publishing program such as Ventura or Pagemaker to support an HP Laser-Jet printer and be able to print successfuly on the DeskJet? Any information would be appretiated, as it is difficult to get support from HP Canada. Linas Dauksa (416) 588-4744 math-copro