Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 16:14:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What Printer To Get - Postscript Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970517160938.22573B@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <19970517113856.07573@x14.mi.uni-koeln.de>
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I trimmed the CC: list here ... On Sat, 17 May 1997, Stefan Esser wrote: > On May 16, "S\xren Schmidt" <sos@sos.freebsd.dk> wrote: > > In reply to Chuck Robey who wrote: > > > On Fri, 16 May 1997, Stefan Esser wrote: > > > > > > > 3) From what I've heard, there is no documentation about high > > > > resolution graphics commands available for any HP printer. > > > > The printer's manual does not even tell about the graphic > > > > compression modes supported (but you can easily find them > > > > by trying all of them). This limits printing to 300dpi, while > > > > the actual physical resolution (pixel size on paper) appears > > > > to be better, even on plain photo-copier paper (I did not yet > > > > try printing on special color inkjet paper). > > > > > > Stefan, I thought all the inkjets used PCL5 as their language. If that's > > > true, it's completely documented in stuff available from HP. > > > > No, the 870 uses PCL3+ whatever superset of PCL3 that might be... > > I bought one a month or so ago, and it is endeed a nice printer. > > Well, Søren said it better than I ever could (and with less words :) > > The problem is, that while the HP-PCL manuals I have (from nearly > ten year old HP printers) still apply, but in order to use the > high-reolution graphics modes, you need undocumented ESC sequences, > that appear to be common to the HP560C and newer printers. Ahh. Well, as a service to anyone else who is considering buying a cheap HP Deskjet, I have the 693, and it's been a lifesaver, producing copy for an English class, where the instructor has been much more concerned with how it looks than with what it says. Color is fine, apsfilter compatibility is great, bw is flawless, and the printer was relatively inexpensive. The 693 is the Windows version, which bundles in some Windows software that I haven't bothered taking the shrinkwrap off of. The version that doesn't bundle in the Windows software doesn't seem to be commercially available. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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