[geeks] Printers, postscript, networking...

[Charles Shannon Hendrix]

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 @ 01:14 -0500, Phil Brutsche said:

> Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:

> The PostScript emulation in the older units (4050 and 8000) rocks -
> never a single problem.
> 
> The PostScript emulation in the 2200 is marginal at best - we
> occasionally get PDFs that cause an exception error in the PS engine.

> The newer units (CLJ 2500 and 2430) are even worse - certain types of
> jobs will cause an exception error *every single time*.  I got fed up
> and made them PCL only.

So are you saying the 1320 won't be a good PostScript printer because of
this trend, or did you actually see problems using a 1320?

PostScript was a major selling point for me.

I find CUPS is rather ugly (horrid config/setup/logging) but servicable, but
rather not have to reply on host engines if possible.

But the big problem is that CUPS also forces me to hook the printer up to my
desktop, the only machine with enough CPU to keep the printer busy, and it
isn't always on.

I can do it if I have to, but really rather not.

I still can't believe the PostScript fiasco. Shame on Adobe and the industry
for not making this the default on all printers. It would make life so much
simpler.


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