MacOSX-admin Digest, Vol 39, Issue 26

[don montalvo]

Chad Leigh wrote:
> On Apr 1, 2007, at 9:47 AM, don montalvo wrote:
> 
>> Shawn Erickson <shawnce at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> My 1st rule of printers and all-in-ones... get network capable ones.
>>> -Shawn
>> ...and avoid pcl (emulated postscript). stick to genuine postscript.
> 
> pcl is not emulated postscript.  Emulated postscript exists (and  
> works just fine, at least in the printer I had that used it), but PCL  
> is something totally different
> 
> Chad
> 
>> don

you're right, i should have said "pcl (and emulated postscript)". but how you define "works just fine"? :) i would never recommend emulation for a design/graphics/prepress environment. too problematic and risky, especially when working with complex postscript files (quarkxpress, indesign, etc.). hp printers are cheaper so some design shops buy them thinking they're "ok" because they can't get past the price tag. hp USED to use real postscript but dropped it to lower cost and increase profit margin...and in the process threw a huge wrench into the design/graphics/prepress machine.

don

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