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Article #2435Re: DeskJet, PaintJet and DeskWriter
From: Michael J Kobb
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1989 21:12
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1989 21:12
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In article <9291@pwcs.UUCP> brucer@pwcs. (Bruce Alan Riebe) writes: >What Success/horror stories can you share regarding the: DeskJet, >PaintJet and DeskWriter? What about grappler and MacPrint >interface? Which of the above is better? If you're using this thing for a Mac, I'd say go with the DeskWriter for sure. I don't own one, but I tried one out at a dealer yesterday with some really nasty specially-prepared files. It worked great, and it was even faster than a LaserWriter Plus on one of the documents (a Word 4.0 doc w/lots of different text sizes and styles)! The DeskWriter is specially designed for the Mac and comes with a driver and Mac fonts. The other printers are originally for the IBM world, and can be used with a Mac with a special interface. They use the same engine, though. The hook: The DeskWriter is supposedly faster than the DeskJet+ with an interface, and it should cost the same or less! (Including the cost of the interface...) Also, to answer one of my earlier questions on this family of printers, according to MacWorld, HP is working on a non-water-soluable ink for these printers. No promises, though. --Mike Standard disclaimers...
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mit-eddie!mit-amt!mjkobb From: mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: DeskJet, PaintJet and DeskWriter Summary: Get a DeskWriter Keywords: Printer HP DeskWriter Message-ID: <434@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> Date: 4 Aug 89 21:12:31 GMT References: <9291@pwcs.UUCP> Reply-To: mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA Lines: 23