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Used LaserJets?

    29-Nov-92 06:38:12
Sb: #79374-Used LaserJets?
Fm: Kelly Jordan 76475,1146
To: Jon Byk 76625,756
Jon, the LJ4 (PCL) driver should be available now in the printer driver section here in AmigaUser. Look for HPLJ4.LZH in the libs. Just received the PS SIMM module, but not my 8 Meg SIMM module. Think this would slow me down? No way, using PS with the stock 2 megs of ram – just have to use 300 dpi mode. The PS module is smart enough to go to 300 dpi if you don't have enough printer ram. Talk about a major speed improvement over bitmap (raster) printing in both PPage and FCII. Still have to get used to PS! Back to PCL (bitmap/raster) mode for a moment. Loaded up a 1024×1200 24 bit IFF (actually all grey scale) in ProPage and scaled it to about a full page. Took PPage about 2 hours to print it at 600 dpi (running an '020 at 14 Mhz). Takes about 22 minutes to print the same thing at 300 dpi. Printing it in PS (at 300 dpi on the printer) only took a few minutes (can't remember any more accurate than that). Now have to learn how to set density (lines/inch) for a half decent image in PS. FCII doesn't seem to have a density/angle control for PS printing. 73, Kelly