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Re: NeXT info II

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From: Matt Kimmel
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 15:41
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In article <1992Apr5.205321.2328@cubetech.com> andrew@cubetech.com writes:
>In article <sknapp.702374069@vincent1.iastate.edu> sknapp@iastate.edu (Steven  
>M. Knapp) writes:
>>  3: Printers. The NeXT lazer is GREAT, hooking anything else up to it is an
>>  insult. Tho if I EVER were to get one (A big and growing dream!) could I '
>>  hook
>>  a HP DeskJet 500 up to it? W/ NS3.0? How does it work? Quirky? Does that 
>>  take
>>  up another serial port? Or could it go on the lazer spot?
>
>Yes, a DeskJet will work fine.  There are commercial and shareware drivers for  
>it and NS-3.0 will have better support.  I have not used one on a NeXT, but  
>reports from the Net are positive.  Nothing quite beats the NeXT laser printer.   
>You can only hook up the DJ to the serial ports.  NeXT's printer port is  
>proprietary and only works with their printers.

Where are these commercial and shareware DJ drivers available?  I could
definitely use one.

-Matt
-- 
Matt Kimmel            University of Massachusetts              Amherst, MA

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