Re: The Postscript option and AppleTalk? (Re: parallel card)

["Michael Y. Su" <msu76@bellatlantic.net>]

Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Talking about external rendering, I was wondering if the
> LaserJet 4MP supports Postscript?  If it does, chances
> are it also supports AppleTalk.

Ah... yes it does... I happen to have the PS version of the 4MP.

> AppleTalk serial ports communicate at 230k (more
> than 4x faster than 57.6k) and Postscript is always a
> text stream of commands on how to construct a
> printed page (like PCL external rendering).

Hmm... now if only I could use this to my advantage...

> There IS one problem with HP Postscript printers with
> a IIGS: I remember reading that the System 6.0.1
> LaserWriter driver does NOT work with HP Postscript
> printers.  One needs the System 6.0 LaserWriter
> driver.  Somehow, generic Postscript capability (as
> opposed to Apple specific Postscript) was lost with
> the upgrade to 6.0.1.

Well, would bringing in a driver from 6.0 and transplanting it into 6.0.1
work a HP PS printer?

> I still recommend Harmonie though.  That's because
> with Postscript, you are limited to using the internal
> printer fonts (unless you had the GS Plus program
> called Laserbeam to download your fonts to the
> printer and GS Plus programs are no longer available
> ...someone bought the rights and is sitting on the
> programs, not answering email inquiries either).

Well, my 4MP has quite a fontset.  But I'm sure having the GS fonts
available for print wouldn't hurt either.

So much for Laserbeam.  These are the times I wish I had went into
programming rather than medicine.  :^)