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HP's PCL Language

    18-Aug-88 22:19:03
Fm: Gregory B. Tibbs 73767,456
To: Henry Colonna 74726,3216
I have seen HP differentiate three levels of their PCL: level III, the ThinkJet; level VI, the Deskjet; and level V, LaserJet+. I believe the Deskjet won't accept softfonts. It has limited memory, but it allows font cartridges. I think the memory is expandable. Each level adds additional features (i.e. escape codes). You can generally use a driver for a lower level HP printer on higher levels. The reverse doesn't always hold true. Any escape codes not understood would be printed on the page and spoil the printout. I'll look for more detailed information tomorrow and reply again. -Greg