Ron Johnson wrote: > On 10/23/07 17:53, Russell L. Harris wrote: >> * H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 17:07]: >>> If I under the specs of the above two printer properly, both are >>> postscript printers: >>> 2070N: PCL6, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX >>> 5250DN: PCL6, BR-Script3, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX >>> >>> and these are the ports that they have: >>> 2070N: 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, Parallel, USB >>> 5250DN: 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, Parallel, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 >>> >>> I was actually looking just for the 10/100 ethernet ports to connect the >>> printer to a switch on the little office network that we have there. How >>> does this relate to HP JetDirect ethernet interface? And, er, what is HP >>> JetDirect and wouldn't it exist only in HP printers? >>> >>> thanks, >>> ->HS >> Forgive me; I misread your letter. > >> The specifications you cite above do NOT indicate Postscript >> capability; look for the term "Postscript". Postscript is a universal >> printer control language which is a much-preferred alternative to >> proprietary languages such as PCL6, etc. > >> In general, text output in Linux is Postscript by default; numerous >> other printer control languages are accommodated, but sometimes the >> process of accomodation becomes rather involved, and doesn't always >> work quite right. > >> HP JetDirect is the generic name which HP uses for its ethernet >> interface, which typically is a plug-in module which can vary from one >> printer model to the next. > >> My point (which I did not make very well) was that a printer with >> Postscript capability and a built-in ethernet interface typically is >> well worth the price, because of the time savings which accumulate >> over the years. Configuring Linux for a non-Postscript printer and >> making a parallel- or usb-interface printer available to other >> machines on the LAN can be very expensive, if your time is worth >> anything. > > While having a PS interpreter built into the printer is nice, it is > *not* vital. The ghostscript interpreter will convert PS to PCL > without blinking an eye. >
Excellent to know that. Now, Eric mentioned memory in his post. I can understand that since sometimes the 2070N at my home takes quite a while to print a page with graphics in it (it has 16MB RAM). HL-5250DN comes with 32MB. How does that sound? It also has an empty slot to accommodate 64MB, 128MB, 256MB or 512MB (144-pin DIMM). ->HS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]