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Re: Printing on a HP Laserjet 5MP

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From: shannon
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 00:00
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In article <4t1m0o$c9@crl4.crl.com> jgifford@crl.com (James Gifford) writes:
>Peter A. Kuciak (peterk@newbridge.com) wrote:
>: > In article <4sgu97$6b0@zeus.tcp.co.uk>, bpm@tcp.co.uk says...
>: > >The HP 5MP is the Mac version of the printer...
>
>: How can you be so out of it ?  5MP is a PostScript version of the 5P.
>: And yes, a PC or a Mac can use it.  Check before you make a fool of 
>: yourself dude.  Millions of people around the world can read your 
>: WRONG remark and get confused.  If you do not know then do not spread
>: garbage like this around.
>
>Unfortunately, "M" does mean "Mac" in HP-speak. Great products, slightly 
>dim marketing weens, occasional confusion among those who think 
>Postscript is the exclusive province of the pommies. :)
My HP distributor has told me that the difference between the 5P and the 5MP
is the postscript capability. Whether this is to accommadate Macs, I dont
know.  However, it has been connected to a PC since we bought it 12 months
ago, and hasnt showed any Mac tendencies yet.

Cheers,

Rod Shannon.
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From: shannon@usq.edu.au
Subject: Re: Printing on a HP Laserjet 5MP
Date: 1996/07/23
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