werner@aecom.yu.edu (Craig Werner) (10/29/90)
Any bets on if or when HP will the LaserJet III engine in
the IIP's form factor. I'm one of those people who would like the
resolution enhancement technology of the III, could even afford the
III, but frankly have no place to put anything larger than the IIP?
Presumably, the IIIP won't appear until the number of IIPs in the
pipeline was small. I thought the recent rebates were the begininng
of the end, but I appear to have been mistaken...
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Craig Werner (future MD/PhD, 5.5 years down, 2.5 to go)
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"Well, do you see the spaghetti?"joel@peora.ccur.com (Joel Upchurch) (10/30/90)
Can they do the same tricks with the print engine that the IIP uses
that they do with the III?
The Resolution Enhancement Technology (RET) that they use on the III
depends on certain tricks they do in controlling the laser beam in
the print engine to fine tune the dot size and placement. I don't
know if the same tricks are applicable to the IIPs engine.
There shouldn't be any technical reason why the other features of
the III, such as scalable fonts and HPGL support couldn't be
provided on the P engine and HP has shown no reluctance to
obsolete their own products, when it comes to printers. I think
that, combined with their agressive pricing strategy, explains
why they have 40% of the laser printer market.
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Joel Upchurch/Upchurch Computer Consulting/718 Galsworthy/Orlando, FL 32809
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