Re: Printer Driver

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From: Joel West
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1987 15:13

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In article <11540021@hpsmtc1.HP.COM>, david@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David Williams) writes:
> As the Laserjet as configured does not support postscript! So what you see
> on the screen is not necessarily what you get on the printout

Actually, a non-PS printer is more likely to be WYSIWYG, since the Mac
screen does not support PostScript, either.  For example, MacPaint
is a perfect WYSIWYG for any 72/75 dpi print device (or multiple
thereof), while the advanced capabilities of CricketDraw do not
show up well on the screen.
-- 
	Joel West  (c/o UCSD)
	Palomar Software, Inc., P.O. Box 2635, Vista, CA  92083
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Subject: Re: Printer Driver
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Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 11:13:49 EDT
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