WOLF@BBNG.ARPA (06/18/84)
I've been intrigued by the trade journal PR on the HP inkjet
printer this spring -- application is for a speech lab system
which'll be built around a VAX/750, a VAXStation graphics display,
and a bunch of other peripherals. The workstation will be rather
remote from the CPU, and I need an inexpensive doesn't-need-to-be-
superfast local hardcopy device that can run off both text listings
and also provide reasonable renditions of the display. The HP
unit looks interesting.
Does anyone know anything about it outside of the
advertising? I.e., reliability, print quality, etc?
HP obstinately doesn't make it with an RS232 interface; anyone
know how to interface a "Centronics interface" to a Unibus?
Does anyone know of a newtork "interest group" to which
this message could be forwarded to an appropriate, wider audience?
Should I be considering some other kind of printer than this
VERY CHEAP inkjet jobbe?mlsmith@NADC.ARPA (06/18/84)
We had a demo of the Thinkjet with the new hp portable computer.
The print was sharp and clear with hp paper. But it was SMALL. This is
not a major complaint, but one you should be aware of{then again the machine
is tiny too!}. If you want RS-232 interface, I suggest you buy Centronics
as you said, and then buy an Angel buffer or equivalent to do the Centronics
parallel to RS-232 serial conversion. You get the added benefit of a print
buffer. If anybody out there knows of a VERY CHEAP buffer you can pass that
on, but I mention the Angel because I know it will work well.
Good Luck,
mlsmith@nadc.ARPAdaver@hp-pcd.UUCP (06/19/84)
You can use net.micro.hp to discuss matters concerning HP equipment. It is monitored by people in several HP divisions who could probably answer your questions. Dave Rabinowitz hplabs!hp-pcd!daver