[plug] [ot] good network PostScript laser printer with lpd

Michael Hunt michael.j.hunt at usa.net
Thu Jan 17 18:37:52 WST 2002


Craig Foster [mailto:fostware at iinet.net.au] wrote:

> If you do a lot of colour, try the Tektronix Solid Ink Phasers. The
> colours are vibrant, the ink blocks relatively inexpensive (Desktop
> Applications quotes 7c per 17% colour coverage from memory) compared to
> other colour lasers, but obviously more expensive than pure B&W.
> They will also quite happily handle 30MB postscript (yeah like that's sooo
> hard to find :)
> There is full lpr, telnet, ftp support, and DHCP of course...
>
> Mining companies love them, as they reproduce aerial photographs very
> well, with almost no colour profile support needed. The change buys them a
> cheap laser for the bosses desk, and last time I saw, the colour ink pack
> included black at no extra cost (from old price lists anyway).
>
> PS Mac, PC, and Unix lpr script comes on the CD.
>
> Wouldn't recommend it, if I didn't believe in it.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig Foster
> Occasionally Macintosh Tech, alround Miracle Worker ;)
> (Hence the Desktop Apps suggestion)

And who is a good supplier around town. At what price ????

Michael Hunt



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