LaserWriter IINTX: LaserJet Compatibility and Bitmapped Fonts



I have a Macintosh/DOS cluster running under TOPS with a LaserWriter IINTX
as a common printer. The TOPS system is the latest versions. The
LaserWriter IINTX is being set up as a LaserJet Plus as described in the
manual.

The output from the DOS software is ragged and poorly defined. The
resolution looks like it came from a dot-matrix printer (72 dpi).

If the software output is printed to a direct HP LaserJet, the quality of
the output is just what I want (300 dpi).

My questions:

1) How fully does the LaserWriter IINTX emulate the LaserJet Plus? Is
the compatibility only 80-85%, or will the LaserWriter IINTX fully become
a LaserJet?

2) Is there a limit to the number of times the printer can be reset
(resetting from a LaserWriter mode to a LaserJet mode)?

1) Adobe Systems has performed tests comparing LaserWriter IINTX and
LaserJet Plus. Their finding is that a LaserWriter IINTX in LaserJet
Plus emulation mode is generally faster than a LaserJet Plus, and is
more than 95% compatible. The newer ROMs in the LaserWriter IINTX will
increase compatibility even more.

The LaserWriter IINTX in LaserJet emulation does not fully support
LaserJet bitmapped fonts, but does support PostScript fonts. This may
explain your problems with the "jagged" output, if you're using
LaserJet bitmapped fonts.

2) The minimum number of "switches" is 100,000, if all performed via
software. We don't have the number for the DIP switches, as there are
too many variables to take into account.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012