RE: Parallel card question

[bpvh@shell1.fullfeed.com (Bradley VonHaden)]

ez050653@yogi.ucdavis.edu (Alexander Eddy):

>I am buying an HP deskjet(writer?) and am wondering if I
>should invest in a parallel card for enhanced speed. Also the
>newer HP printers don't support serial connections... I need
>to know what kinds of cards are available, and roughly how
>much they cost. Thanks...

HP has two inkjet lines: the DeskJet and the DeskWriter.  The
DeskJets will print from most Prodos-8 programs (AWKS, Proterm) as
well as from GS/OS programs (AW GS, Spectrum).  The DeskWriters can
only print from GS/OS.  Both DJs and DWs require a printer driver to
print from GS/OS programs.

Of the two, the DJs are the preferred choice of most IIgs owners.

As to buying a parallel card, as you stated, for the current crop of
DJs, it is almost required as they only have parallel ports; could
get a serial to parallel converter.  The current DWs do have serial
ports.

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