On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 01:16:08PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Sat, May 05, 2001 at 03:58:41PM -0400, Michael P. Soulier (msoulier@storm.ca) wrote: > > On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 01:39:24PM -0400, Glenn Becker wrote: > > > > > > Will any PC-compatible printer do? What are the considerations, here? > > > > Anything that speaks PCL really. I'm using an HP DeskJet 812C, and it > > works perfectly with ghostscript for postscript conversion, using a filter > > from magicfilter. > > "PCL" is not a standard specification, AFAIC, it stands for "printer > control language", and I believe it varies by printer. > > I'm not certain of this and would appreciate clarification. PCL is HP's printer control language. It's what LaserJet I, II, and III models speak natively. LaserJet 4 and 5 models were a mix ... some had built in Postscript, some spoke PCL. Newer HPs seem to speak Postcript but can fall back to PCL. Having said that, PCL is a "standard" in the sense that it's a language. It's the next best alternative to Postscript IMO (though it does tie you to HP. As far as printers go that's not all bad). -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:nnorman@micromuse.com | -- Patton
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