Re: IIgs printer info.

[voss@i40s19.ira.uka.de (Stefan Voss)]

In article <1993Feb2.202618.25766@slate.mines.colorado.edu>, gdesroch@slate.mines.colorado.edu (DESROCHERS GARY FREDERIC) writes:
|> 
|>     The users group I go to says that there is no other printer that works
|> effectively on the IIgs except for the Imagewriter II. I find this hard to
|> beleive. 

Me, too. :-)

|> Help me find them a good selection of printers that are available
|> for the IIgs.

Well, depends on how much money you want to spend on a printer for the IIGS.
Here are my choices from cheap to expensive ones.
- Canon BJ 1080. Harmonie 2.0 has a driver for it. Has it built-in fonts ?
- Canon BJ 10,20,100: Can they use the BJ 1080 driver ? I think they can also
               use the HP Deskjet drivers, because they have a Deskjet emulation
               mode.
- Apple StyleWriter. Also quite inexpensive (although it's from Apple Inc.), but
               has no built-in fonts. All printing must be done pixel by pixel.
- HP Desk Jet. This would be my preferred printer. Has built-in fonts for draft
               printing. GS driver available (System 6, Harmonie).
- ImageWriter II. Has been there for many years. Established product. Has fonts,
               GS driver available.
- ImageWriter LQ. 
- HP LaserJet. If I had that much money... Built-in fonts, drivers available,
               can print in _PostScript_ format.
- Apple LaserWriter.

|> -- 
|> Gary F. Desrochers
|> gdesroch@slate.mines.colorado.edu
|> 
|> I be gone in 6 months.  Anyone know a good internet site in New Hampshire.

Stefan Voss
(voss@ira.uka.de)