> Although perhaps no definite conclusions have been drawn, today's > discussion about 'PostScript or not' were very useful to me. I know now > what to ask for in correspondence with potential sellers. Thanks a bunch. > If my brother buys the HP IIIp, I'll report back whether that one is PS or > not.
Jumping in this thread late, my husband has a HP IIIp he uses with his PC. It does not have postscript. (We too were fooled by the "p" when we bought it at Boeing Surplus, at least it was cheap!). I was later told that the regular HP III is a huge office printer compared to the IIIp (personal) small desktop model. It has both a parallel and serial port, but the serial port is not like the Macs (round, 8 pins)--it's long and flat, (::::::::::::.) just a tad bit shorter than the parallel port. As for working on a Mac, I was able to use the IIIp with PowerPrint, the software that gives you PC drivers and the cable that converts from PC Parallel to Mac Serial. It works but the pages can't be too complicated and it's pretty slow. I'd hold out for a PostScript printer instead. Laura -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
