deskjet plus
Daniel,
Do you mean that the printed characters are jagged-looking? You may be
getting 300 dpi output, and still have "jaggies." That's not the printer's
fault, or the software's. The fonts are bitmapped, and no matter what the
resolution will still look jagged.
On the other hand, you aren't far from a solution. In order to get the
crisp, nicely-curved characters I think you're looking for, you need to use
excellence's PostScript fonts. They'll still print jagged on the DeskJet+
which is a non-PostScript printer unless you use software or hardware to
turn it into a PostScript clone.
My solution is to use an inexpensive program called PixelScript. It's a
little slow, depending upon the number of fonts per page, but you'll get
beautiful output. For long documents, the DeskJet+ has a number of font
cartridges available. But for shorter documents, PixelScript is an elegant
solution, and I understand it works fine with excellence! (although I am by
no means a fan of that word processor).
As for 1.2 and 1.3 software compatibility, I have 1.2 in my 500, and 1.3 in
my 2000, I've encountered no compatibility problems. Your dealer can
upgrade your roms for you, or if you like poking around inside computers,
you can do it yourself. It's not very expensive either way.
Lee