Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!ames!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!cae780!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!batcomputer!matthews From: matthews@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (David Matthews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Wordperfect drives Apple LaserWriter Message-ID: <1791@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Date: Fri, 12-Dec-86 01:10:23 EST Article-I.D.: batcompu.1791 Posted: Fri Dec 12 01:10:23 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Dec-86 07:09:46 EST References: <2047@dalcs.UUCP> <270@apple.UUCP> <2255@ecsvax.UUCP> <1986Nov13.003632.22736@utcs.uucp> <4633@mimsy.UUCP> Reply-To: matthews@batcomputer.UUCP (David Matthews) Distribution: net Organization: Dept. Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ithaca NY Lines: 22 Xref: mnetor comp.sys.misc:116 comp.sys.mac:423 In article <4633@mimsy.UUCP> preuss@mimsy.UUCP (Don Preuss) writes: > You may wish to think twice about getting Wordperfect 4.2 for its LW >ability. It does not speak Postscript. What it does do, is download a >printer program to the LW and print to that. The printer program source is >included (because it has to be copied to the printer). The printer is a 2 >font style printer with multiple font sizes (the fonts are Helvetica and >Times). >Uucp: ...seismo!umcp-cs!preuss >Arpa: preuss@Maryland >301-496-2265 Can anyone say more about the Wordperfect/LW connection? (Version 4.2 hasn't made it here yet.) I suppose the PC has to be attached via Appletalk. Using what Appletalk adapter? How well does the screen image represent the proportional fonts? -- Dave ARPA: matthews@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu USENET: ...{cmcl2,shasta,uw-beaver,rochester}!cornell!tcgould!matthews BELL: (607)533-7820