Re: LINGUA printing again (NB4.5)

[Dorothy Day <day>]

Svato,

For all HP models, just check the HP Personal Printers page at

http://www.pandi.hp.com/pandi-db/prod_type.show?prod_category=1&prod_type=6&name=PersonalPrinters

(be sure to put all that on one line)


The DJ882C is listed as 2MB standard (no added memory supported),
with a 48KB receive buffer. Since 2MB is far more that the memory of
many Lingua-compatible printers, it ought to be adequate. The Lingua
warning is for printers with much less built-in memory.

For used or remaindered laserjets, the discontinued HP6L has 1MB
standard (9MB max).  It's recent enough that you should have no trouble
finding memory modules for that from most memory chip vendors.


        --Dorothy

On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Svato Schutzner wrote:

>  The list of LINGUA printer drivers that came with NB4.5 includes
> HPDeskJet 8##. Would I be right in assuming that it will work with
> HPDeskJet 882C ? The Consumer Reports say they have been very
> positively impressed by that model. And the price is within my range
> (I think I can get it for 250).
>
>   The LINGUA manual has, however, the warning that one might need
> additional RAM cartridges in (some? all?) DeskJet printers. If anybody
> knows how much RAM the 882C has please let me know (I will try on the
> Web but that information is not necessarily included in all the
> advertising).
>
>   I would consider a used HPLaserjet except I have had the experience
> some years ago that additional memory cartridges for older models are
> very hard to find.
>
>   Shopping for a printer that would work with LINGUA has been a
> somewhat harrowing experience. You cannot know before you buy it, and
> how many models can one buy before one works? I suspect there is no
> sales place anywhere that would even have heard of NotaBene, not to
> mention LINGUA.



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