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Re: Laser printer
- Subject: Re: Laser printer
- From: Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net>
- Date: 1998/09/26
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: SouthWind Internet Access, Inc.
- References: <36092bbe.0@news.pacifier.com> <6ubcum$7d6$1@nnrp1.crl.com> <6uithp$igf$1@garfield.vcn.bc.ca>
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Gareth Jones <gareth@vcn.bc.ca> wrote:
[snip]
: The cost of an Apple LaserWriter Plus printer is as low as the DeskJet. My
: own cost $400 (Canadian), and I more recently helped a friend buy one for
: $200 (Canadian).
Gee, a buddy bought an LW plus for $29 a few months back. It worked great
too. I got an original LW for $25 from the same place before that. Mine
spears toner everywhere and is missing the paper tray though. It's an
attic dweller since I have a PLW NTR for real printing.
: Disadvantages: on the whole, you're stuck with the selection of fonts that
: are built into the printer. There was a program (LaserBeam) from EGO that
: let you upload PostScript versions of the fonts that you want to use
: before you use them ... but that extra step can be a pain, and you may not
: be able to locate PostScript versions of the fonts you want. Also, you
: don't get nice greyscale graphics, although line graphics are nice enough.
Well there are 35 fonts to choose from
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