Re: HP DeskJets
>
> On Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 09:08:04PM +0100, Martin Saturka wrote:
> > Hello,
> > can somebody tell me, how HP DJs work in Linux? Which of them works
> > well? I want to buy one, but I don't know what are doing nice results
> > (690C, 880C, ...???). Thanks a lot, Martin
>
> They work very well PROVIDED you buy a DJ that is NOT a "Win Printer."
> I made the mistake of purchasing the HP DeskJet 712C, which is a
> Windows-only printer (braindead printer, most printing is done by
> Windows proprietary software).
If this is one of HP's printers using the PPA architecture, there
actually exists a linux driver that currently prints black and white
very nicely at 600 dpi:
http://www.rpi.edu/~normat/technical/ppa/index.html
Color support is in the works. This concerns the HP 710, 720, 820, and
1000 series.
> I exchanged it for a HP DeskJet 697C, which works great under Linux.
> The 712c listed Windows as a system requirement; the 697c said the
> printer would work under Windows AND DOS... I guess that's the
> determining factor.
The 710C also has DOS support, but only in a windows DOS box.
> I believe (not sure, though) that the 800 series also work under
> Linux. The 690 series are definately a go, though. (My dad has a
> 693c which also works great).
Some of the 800 series (the 820, e.g.) also use the PPA architecture.
If you want to be sure the printer is directly supported by gs, you
should look for a HP printer that supports the PCL printing language.
If you are stuck with a PPA (Prining Performance Architecture) printer,
the ppa2pbm program from the aforementioned web page will be of great
help.
HTH,
Eric
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