Re: Interfacing color Paintjet printer to IBM pc

Dave Coder (dave@nucleus.immunol.washington.edu)
Fri, 30 Jun 95 06:32:53 -0700

Although I may have missed some of this thread, the cheapest solution for
getting more use out of HP PaintJet printers is to replace the the interface
card on the printer itself.

The printer has plug-in interface cards. One can buy from HP cards for
parallel interface (Centronics, 25 pin on a PC), serial (RS-232C, 25 pin
mini-D), GP-IB (as shipped with HP computers), or AppleTalk (DIN connector).
Information about part numbers should be available from HP (try their World
Wide Web site). HP-PaintJet driver software for Windows or Mac System 7 (it
will be listed as the HP-PaintWriter, as I recall) is available for free over
the Internet from Microsoft or Apple.

Although the printer is no longer manufactured, it produces very good color
prints and will print HP LaserJet output in black and white. If you already
have the printer, the $100 or so it costs for a new interface card makes for
a cheap color printer.

Dave Coder
dcoder@u.washington.edu


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