[Info-vax] DCPS v2.7 problem with HP P2055dn printer

[Carl Friedberg]

Jeremy,

Without intending to start a flame war (far too easy on this list),
please note that HP has not manufactured an Adobe Postscript PDL
printer for eons. I know the 8550 had true postscript, but as far as I
know no recent HP printer runs anything but clonescript.

(Xerox Phasers are reasonable cost printers which have true Adobe
Postcript PDL).

Unless you are doing serious graphics (unlikely from VMS) this will
not make any difference to you. But these printers are often used from
Windows and Mac OS; and if the cleint system is running something like
a page layout program (InDesign or Quark) it could be important.

FWIW

Carl Friedberg

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Jeremy Begg
<jeremy.removethis at vsm.com.au> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>>> I have been using DCPS with HP printers (4000, 2300, 2420, 8150, etc.)
>>> with good luck for years.   Since the P2055 is listed in the DCPS Release
>>> Notes as being supported, I figured that all would be well.
>>
>>
>> DCPS V2.7 supports the HP LaserJet P2055 printer, but I did not have time
>> to sufficiently test one before my time was up at HP.  This printer has
>> exhibited problems not typical of HP printers.
>
> I've been following this thread with interest as one of my customers
> recently bought one of these printers.  Like Alan I just could not get it to
> behave; I eventually gave up and set up a TELNETSYM queue to drive it.
> (We're only printing plain-test reports to it, anyway.)
>
> We chose this printer because HP Australia was doing a special deal on them.
>  Curiously, they weren't listed on the HP Australia web site.
>
> Thanks for the PostScript snippet, I think it will come in handy.
>
> Regards,
>
>        Jeremy Begg
>
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