>Stuart: >>>Perhaps the 'P' meant PS in later series? >>> > >>Mmmm.... If it is not postscript it will probably not work with a >>Mac. I never heard about hp laserjets doing quickdraw... It might >>only talk pcl 5 or whatever they call these pc printer languages. >> >>Marten > >etc. > >Gentlemen, > >Although perhaps no definite conclusions have been drawn, today's >discussion about 'PostScript or not' were very useful to me. I know now >what to ask for in correspondence with potential sellers. Thanks a bunch. >If my brother buys the HP IIIp, I'll report back whether that one is PS or >not. > >regards, > >-mart >
No no no... The "p" in in these early HP lasers stands for "personal" not postscript. They DO NOT have a Mac serial port on them. Additional Ram is fairly expensive since it is on a proprietary board. That being said there were plug-in Postscript font cartridges made for the II/III series machines back in the day. If you are lucky enough to find one and your machine has the 4.5MB memory upgrade installed they will work (though very slowly) using "Greg's printer driver" and a 'PC' serial modem cable connected to your Mac. With all this in mind you are better off buying an Apple LaserPrinter to begin with and save yourself _a lot_ of frustration. the voice of experience, Ken -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
