Re: A question about HP DeskJet 710C
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999 13:18:33 -0600, Matt Garman wrote: [...] I believe the 710c is the same series of the 712c. I accidentally bought a 712c, which _IS_ a Windows-only printer. I returned it for a 697c, which I'm very happy with, and works great under Linux. You're right. According to the HP US web site the two only differ in that the 712C doesn't come with a CD-ROM. One interesting note: The German website says the 710C is a HP PCL 3 Enhanced printer! See http://www.hewlett-packard.de/printer/ink/dj710p.html Strange, eh? This probably refers to the DOS-box-under-Windows drivers that come with it. It confused me quite a bit as well. I've got a 710C, partly beyond my own control, and I must say the current black and white support with pbm2ppa (see http://www.rpi.edu/~normat/technical/ppa/index.html) is as good as it gets for 600 dpi. It appears there are some gs versions around that produce broken pbmraw, but I didn't have any problems with debian so far. Color support is in the works. If you are stuck with a 710C or another PPA printer, be sure to check out this web page. If you can get one with hardware PCL support, get that one. Eric Meijer -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax+31 40 2455054
Re: A question about HP DeskJet 710C
Look at http://www.rpi.edu/~normat/technical/ppa/index.html On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Peter Paluch wrote: Hello everybody, does any of you have some information about printing using Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 710C or 720C under Linux? Is it possible to use those printers under Linux? A friend of mine would like to buy one of those types but he's afraid that it can be a Windows-only printer. Thank you very much in forward. All the very best, Peter -- * * Peter Paluch * * Kukucinova 939/35 * * 024 01 Kysucke Nove Mesto * * Slovakia, Europe * * - * * mobil: +905 16 44 32 * * domov: +421 826 421 2542 * * -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null Eugene Sevinian CRD, YerPhI, 375036, Armenia URL: http://crdlx5.yerphi.am/ Phone: 374-2-344873
A question about HP DeskJet 710C
Hello everybody, does any of you have some information about printing using Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 710C or 720C under Linux? Is it possible to use those printers under Linux? A friend of mine would like to buy one of those types but he's afraid that it can be a Windows-only printer. Thank you very much in forward. All the very best, Peter -- * * Peter Paluch * * Kukucinova 939/35 * * 024 01 Kysucke Nove Mesto * * Slovakia, Europe * * - * * mobil: +905 16 44 32 * * domov: +421 826 421 2542 * *
Re: A question about HP DeskJet 710C
On Wed, Feb 24, 1999 at 08:19:34PM +0100, Peter Paluch wrote: does any of you have some information about printing using Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 710C or 720C under Linux? Is it possible to use those printers under Linux? A friend of mine would like to buy one of those types but he's afraid that it can be a Windows-only printer. I believe the 710c is the same series of the 712c. I accidentally bought a 712c, which _IS_ a Windows-only printer. I returned it for a 697c, which I'm very happy with, and works great under Linux. The 697c and other printers that are not Windows only use a language called PCL; the ghostscript drivers have pretty good support for this language. The Windows only (i.e. braindead) printers use the ironically named Printing Performance Architecture (PPA), which is not well supported under Linux. However, I believe a determined individual wrote a program to get basic functionality out of the PPA printers. Take a look at http://www.pandi.hp.com/, look up the printer you are interested in buying. HP has feature tables of all their current printers; in particular, check the Print Languages, Std. field and make sure your potential printer uses HP PCL language. Good luck, MG -- Matt Garman, [EMAIL PROTECTED] They're always havin' a good time down on the bayou, Lord, them delta women think the world of me. -- Dickey Betts, Ramblin' Man
Re: A question about HP DeskJet 710C
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999 13:18:33 -0600, Matt Garman wrote: [...] I believe the 710c is the same series of the 712c. I accidentally bought a 712c, which _IS_ a Windows-only printer. I returned it for a 697c, which I'm very happy with, and works great under Linux. You're right. According to the HP US web site the two only differ in that the 712C doesn't come with a CD-ROM. One interesting note: The German website says the 710C is a HP PCL 3 Enhanced printer! See http://www.hewlett-packard.de/printer/ink/dj710p.html Strange, eh? -- Ralf G. R. Bergs * Welkenrather Str. 100/102 * 52074 Aachen * Germany +49-241-876892, +49-241-86 (fax) * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * PGP ok!
