neff@hp-vcd.HP.COM (Dave Neff) (01/12/91)
>Does software or a cartridge exist that can turn the Deskjet into a >postscript printer? I'm familiar with ghostscript, but I do not have a C >compiler so it is not an option for me. Since the DeskJet is not a page printer, a postscript cartridge for the DeskJet is not feasible. There are software packages that convert PostScript to DeskJet (and many other) printers. These packages are generally slow, expensive, ram hungry, and in some cases buggy. If you have a fast PC, at least 2 megs, and patience the software packages might do what you need :-). I don't know which packages are the "best", but Freedom of the Press (Mac only I believe) and Go-Script (PS only I believe) are some options. Dave Neff neff@hpvcfs1.HP.COM
ergo@netcom.UUCP (Isaac Rabinovitch) (01/13/91)
In <980006@hp-vcd.HP.COM> neff@hp-vcd.HP.COM (Dave Neff) writes: >>Does software or a cartridge exist that can turn the Deskjet into a >>postscript printer? I'm familiar with ghostscript, but I do not have a C >>compiler so it is not an option for me. >Since the DeskJet is not a page printer, a postscript cartridge for the >DeskJet is not feasible. There are software packages that convert PostScript >to DeskJet (and many other) printers. These packages are generally slow, >expensive, ram hungry, and in some cases buggy. If you have a fast PC, >at least 2 megs, and patience the software packages might do what you >need :-). I don't know which packages are the "best", but Freedom of >the Press (Mac only I believe) and Go-Script (PS only I believe) >are some options. Sure, the software's slow, but so's the printer! Anybody who buys a DJ instead of a laser printer is short on funds and long on patience, so the speed of the software's not a big issue. One good choice is probably GoScript Select, which is the HP-only version of GoScript. It's in my Programmer's Connection catalog at $79. The big problem here is to avoid tying up your working machine while the software does its hours-long crunching. One solution is to put in a DesqView or Windows background partition at low priority. Another is to take an old valueless PC and use it just to drive your printer. -- ergo@netcom.uucp Isaac Rabinovitch netcom!ergo@apple.com Silicon Valley, CA {apple,amdahl,claris}!netcom!ergo THIS STATEMENT IS VERIFIABLY, IRREFUTABLY TRUE!
gallo@dtrc.dt.navy.mil (Gallo) (01/14/91)
Check out PreScript by Pan Overseas Computers,_11444 North Olympic Boulevard, Suite 1010, LA, CA 90064. (213) 312-9562. This product is reviewed in the January issue of MONITOR, the Journal of the Capital PC User Group. Chip Gallo__
chandler@beagle.UUCP (Jim Chandler) (01/18/91)
In article <009428C9.D881CD60@QMD.PHY.NIST.GOV>, msd@enh.nist.gov (M. Scott Dewey) writes: > Does software or a cartridge exist that can turn the Deskjet into a > postscript printer? I bought UltraScript PC and it works great. It is very speedy and I hardly notice any difference from the straight printer driver under WordPerfect. It has a TSR feature. I am using it with a 80386/33 and 8 Megs so that helps quite a bit. I also have used it under Win 3.0 and CorelDraw with acceptable performance. CompuAdd has it for around $140 and if you buy the extended version, then you get all 35 "standard" postscript fonts. I would highly recommend this combination. Its not the fastest but it certainly is one of the most affordable. -- Jim Chandler asuvax!xroads!beagle!chandler chandler@beagle.uucp