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From: ral@mruxb.UUCP (Ronald A. Levenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: LaserJet II: Soft vs Hard Fonts
Message-ID: <912@mruxb.UUCP>
Date: 16 Aug 89 03:56:49 GMT
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Reply-To: ral@mruxb.UUCP (Ronald A. Levenberg)
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Consider that extra RAM in your Laserjet II doesn't just provide
the ability to download fonts.  This memory is also required to print
a full page of 300 dpi graphics.  If you are printing graphics from
drawing programs like Arts & Letters or from spreadsheets like Microsoft
Excel, you'll need the extra memory unless you are willing to settle
for lower resolution like 150 dpi or 75 dpi.  It seems to me that
you'll do better with RAM than a super cartridge.

Keep in mind that you can print soft fonts in very large sizes.  For
viewgraphs (text charts), it's very powerful to use a word processor to
produce text charts with 30 pt headings and 22 point bullet lists.  Try
that with your cartridge!