Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!husc6!bloom-beacon!think!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!decwrl!sun!dboyes@uoregon%tektronix.tek.com From: dboyes@uoregon%tektronix.tek.com (David Boyes) Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop Subject: Re: LaserJet II Font Cartridges Message-ID: <23721@sun.uucp> Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 12:16:50 EDT Article-I.D.: sun.23721 Posted: Fri Jul 17 12:16:50 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 17:04:55 EDT Sender: news@sun.uucp Reply-To: David BoyesDistribution: comp Organization: University of Oregon, Computer Science, Eugene OR Lines: 27 Approved: desktop-request%plaid@sun.com >We're planning on getting (finally!) some font cartridges for our >HP LaserJet II. I've heard that some have better font implementations >than others (Helvetica???). Does anyone have any recommendations >pro or con for various cartridges? These would be used mainly for >correspondence, limited desktop publishing (wordprocessor stuff), etc. You really have 2 options, downloadable fonts or cartridges. If you're looking for simplicity, I'd recommend the HP Z (Microsoft) cartridge -- it's got both Times and Helvetica in a wide range of common sizes in the same cartridge. We've got several and they work fine from Word, Pagemaker, Windows and Word Perfect(after we tweaked the printer drivers -- WP isn't very bright about such things). If you have disk space to kill (about 1-2M), I'd recommend going with downloadable fonts. They're cheaper (about $125 compared to $220 for the Z cartridge)and more flexible. The tradeoff is that they take time to download before any printing occurs -- parallel interface to your machines is highly recommended if you go this route. -- David Boyes ARPA: 556%OREGON1.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU Systems Division BITNET: 556@OREGON1 University of Oregon Computing Center UUCP: dboyes@uoregon.UUCP ---------------------------------------- Submissions to: desktop%plaid@sun.com -OR- sun!plaid!desktop Administrivia to: desktop-request%plaid@sun.com -OR- sun!plaid!desktop-request Paths: {ihnp4,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,ucbvax}!sun