Re: Best parallel card for Harmonie?

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

"vector" <abuse@aol.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9333B63671E4104659DC714424035B979@216.166.71.230...
> Despite the FAQ's recommendation of using a serial-to-parallel converter
> for connecting to modern printers, I've decided to buy a parallel card
> instead.  They cost less and go faster; what else do I need to know?
>
> Actually, what I'd like to know is WHICH card to get.  Assuming I get my
> IIgs's hard drive working soon, I'll install GS/OS and will consequently
> want to use Harmonie and Pointless for printing.  I see there are
different
> drivers for Grappler cards, AII Parallel Interface and the like, but does
> one offer better results than another?  I've read that the AII Parallel
> Interface does a poor job of handling lots of data, but works with more
> programs (which is probably irrelevant under GS/OS).  I don't think having
> a buffered card matters anymore, since printers all come with large
buffers
> these days.  Do some cards produce better-looking results, even on the
same
> printer?
>
> Is one card really "better" than another, for whatever reason?  Which?

I've always got the impression that the card to get is the Grappler+. I have
one and it works well, but I'm not using the Harmonie set of drivers at this
time.

-Greg