Re: Printer Drivers

[Judith Davidsen jdavidsen@xxxxxxxx]

I just had a paper handling problem that had my Officejet slamming
itself around, so I called HP to ask whether it could be repaired or
should I chuck it Turned out that a part that transmits messages about
the location of the cartridge and the schedule for picking up paper
needed cleaning. HP admitted this is not covered in any current manual,
and doesn't show up as an error code.

Since the cure for an OfficeJet may well kill a LaserJet, I'm not going
to go into it here, but a call to HP might help you stave off a new
purchase for a while.

Judith Davidsen

Nathan Sivin wrote:

> My old Laserjet is just beginning to be cranky in paper handling,
> so I am preparing for the worst by looking into current printers.
> There are two types that interest me, the 1200dpi B&W laserjets
> such as the HP 4050, and the 600dpi Deskjet 970C, which gives up
> a little speed and resolution in return for color (which would
> occasionally be handy) and built-in duplexing--not bad for a $400
> printer.
>
> The question is whether XyDOS will support 1200dpi printing,
> color, and duplexing. If I use a HPPCL driver, does that include
> these features? I presume that XyWin, since I print via Windows,
> will have no problem. Both word processors are important to me.
> Can anyone speak from experience with other HP printers more
> recent than the XyDOS 4.017 release?
>
> Thanks and cheers,
> --
> Nathan Sivin
> History and Sociology of Science
> University of Pennsylvania
> Philadelphia PA 19104-6304
> (215) 898-7454
> nsivin@xxxxxxxx