leo@hoss.unl.edu (Leo Chouinard) (12/19/90)
Could someone explain to me why I haven't seen any reports that anyone plans to come out with a cartridge for earlier LaserJet models to enable them to use PCL 5 and HP's version of scalable fonts? Is there some reason why a cartridge couldn't do this? (From the perspective of my limited knowledge, it doesn't sound that much harder to create such a cartridge than to create one that does Postscript. Granted, the variable dot size sounds like it might be undoable, but the rest shouldn't be.) (This may have been asked before - if so, my apologies but I missed it.)
sichermn@beach.csulb.edu (Jeff Sicherman) (12/20/90)
In article <1990Dec18.212800.25490@hoss.unl.edu> leo@hoss.unl.edu (Leo Chouinard) writes: >Could someone explain to me why I haven't seen any reports that anyone >plans to come out with a cartridge for earlier LaserJet models to enable >them to use PCL 5 and HP's version of scalable fonts? Is there some >reason why a cartridge couldn't do this? (From the perspective of my >limited knowledge, it doesn't sound that much harder to create such a >cartridge than to create one that does Postscript. Granted, the variable >dot size sounds like it might be undoable, but the rest shouldn't be.) > I don't know if the variable dot is the central issue (and if that requires laser/drum upgrade) but the HP LJ II can be upgraded by HP to match the III's resolution enhancement and firmware capabilities. It's about $900+. Call HP printer support 800 number for more info (sorry don't have it near but could look it up). Jeff Sicherman
jb@falstaff.mae.cwru.edu (Jim Berilla) (12/20/90)
In article <1990Dec18.212800.25490@hoss.unl.edu> leo@hoss.unl.edu (Leo Chouinard) writes: >Could someone explain to me why I haven't seen any reports that anyone >plans to come out with a cartridge for earlier LaserJet models to enable >them to use PCL 5 and HP's version of scalable fonts? Is there some >reason why a cartridge couldn't do this? (From the perspective of my >limited knowledge, it doesn't sound that much harder to create such a >cartridge than to create one that does Postscript. Granted, the variable >dot size sounds like it might be undoable, but the rest shouldn't be.) > >(This may have been asked before - if so, my apologies but I missed it.) At Comdex last month, Pacific Data Products said that they had a cartridge to that. I only saw their 1 page handout for a few minutes, but I remember that it was supposed to do scalable fonts and HPGL. I don't even remember the name of the cartridge, but it has a "five" in it somewhere. I called my distributor (Tech Data) to get price & delivery, but they didn't know anything about it. They called Pacific and were told that it won't be shipping until February or March next year. BTW, does anybody have timing comparisons between the ljII and ljIII? My ljIII seems to be slower at HPGL than my ljII with the Plotter-in-a-cartridge. -- Jim Berilla / jb@falstaff.cwru.edu / 216-368-6776 "My opinions are my own, except on Wednesday mornings at 9 AM, when my opinions are those of my boss."