[PLUG] Older postscript printers

[Pete Lancashire]

I have a similar problem with a 4V the one that lets me
print up to 11 x 17 paper. Could be a great use for SBC
as both a print spooler and PS->PCL translator.

-pete

> Summary:  If you have postscript 2 printers, use the native
> format (PCL for HP) and the Foomatic/hpijs driver.
>
>
> I have 3 old HP4M laserjet postscript printers, and two of them
> are our main working printers.  The HP4M is postscript level 2;
> level 3 came out in 1997.  Over time, support for level 2 has
> been going away - Acrobat Reader 7 and Firefox 3 don't support
> it, for example.  Since the 4M is robust and the chipless
> cartridges are cheap and easy to refill, I've had a twist in
> my knickers about the lack of support.
>
> Then I had a head-slapper moment.  The HP4 *without* postscript
> (PCL) is also supported, and the Foomatic/hpijs driver translates
> from whatever to HP PCL just dandy.  The printer is on 10mbps
> ethernet, the computers are fast (much faster than the engine
> in the HP4), and I don't often print directly to the printer
> from remote sites (I can route those jobs through my server).
> So - from now on, I will use PCL and the driver.
>
> I will still use the HP4M postscript level 2 for some of my old
> postcript files (I do business cards, envelopes, and letterhead
> in hand-written postscript), but from now on I will use the
> foomatic driver.  Sad, really - I'm fond of Postscript 2.
>
> Keith
>
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