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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: [OT] printing question
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On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Andrew Gould wrote:

> So the bottom line is:  "Get a postscript printer."  They're rather
> expensive.

Not always:

http://wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/usedlasers.pdf

Thanks to Ghostscript, PCL printers will also work.

> It may be worth the inconvenience of sharing drive space and
> printing from the Mac via VNC window.  ;-)

That would be the easiest way, and probably the highest quality if 
you're printing images.  Gutenprint will probably drive the Epson 
Artisan 800 soon if it doesn't already, but you might want to reconsider 
after this review:

http://reviews.cnet.com/multifunction-devices/epson-artisan-800/4505-3181_7-33241287.html?tag=mncol;txt

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA