From: robert@sys.sweden.dg.com (Robert Claeson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: SUMMARY: PostScript Level II Capable Printers
Date: 8 Apr 92 07:09:04 GMT
Organization: Data General AB, Akalla, Sweden

Some time ago, I made a query for what devices there are that are
capable of handling PostScript level II. I got more replies than
I expected, and people has wanted a summary from me, so here it is.
Aside from the replies below, I also got to know that Texas has
printers with PS II capability, and that there also is a card
available from them for their older printers.

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From: andyt@pogo.wv.tek.com (Andy Tilp)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville,  OR.

The Tektronix Phaser II PXi and PXe and Phaser III PXi colour printers
uses the Adobe Level II interpreter.  They are great printers, in my
un-biased opinion.

Andy

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From: andrew@frip.wv.tek.com (Andrew Klossner)
Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville, Oregon

	"Are there any printers capable of handling PostScript Level II
	on the market today? If so, which ones are they?"

Monochrome: the Apple LaserWriter IIg.  I have one here.  I believe
that the IIf is also level-2 compliant, but I haven't checked.

Color: my company's products:

	Tektronix Phaser II PXi	   (thermal wax transfer to slick paper)
	Tektronix Phaser III Pxi   (color phase-change ink to plain paper)

(I have heard that we have the only level-2 color printers, but this
could change any day.)

  -=- Andrew Klossner  (andrew@frip.wv.tek.com)
                       (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)

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From: rcd@raven.eklektix.com (Dick Dunn)
Organization: eklektix - Boulder, Colorado

In <1992Mar31.130826.26364@sys.sweden.dg.com>, you write:
>Are there any printers capable of handling PostScript Level II
>on the market today? If so, which ones are they?

Yes, several:
	Apple LaserWriter IIg
	Data Products LZR-960
	NEC SilentWriter 95 (just out)
	Tektronix Phaser III something-or-other (color)
(there may be others; these are the ones I know of off the top of my head)

They all seem to have just a few little bugs left--mostly nothing serious,
but you might trip over a problem here and there.
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Dick Dunn    rcd@raven.eklektix.com   -or-   raven!rcd    Boulder,
Colorado

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From: Chris Herborth <pinot!herborth@pinot.waterloo.NCR.COM>
Organization: NCR Canada Ltd., Waterloo, Ont.

In article <1992Mar31.130826.26364@sys.sweden.dg.com> you write:
}Are there any printers capable of handling PostScript Level II
}on the market today? If so, which ones are they?

There's a whole bunch listed in the advertisements in MacWorld and
MacUser...  I think there's a few PS-level 2 colour printers involved
in the Colour Printer tests they did for April.  Grab a magazine oriented
towards whatever platform you're using, and take a look through the ads!
The articles might be interesting, too... ;-)

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From: daveg@prowler.clearpoint.com (Dave Goldblatt)

Sure.  My NEC SilentWriter Model 95 is both PS Level II and HP PCL5.

Nice printer.  *VERY* inexpensive, too.  ($1400US)

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From: henry@trilithon.mpk.ca.us (Henry McGilton)

Only ones I know so far are

	Apple  LaserWriter  IIf  and IIg
          Data Products LZR 960
	Textronix Phaser III -- this is a color printer -- very nice indeed.
	NEC -- some model I can't recall

I have a Apple LAserWriter IIg -- quite nice.  There were bugs in the
PROMS
so they can't deal with serial communications port properly.  There's
supposed to
be an upgrade.

	........  Henry

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From: henry@trilithon.mpk.ca.us (Henry McGilton)

I forgot.  NeXT Step 3.0, due out this summer, will support full level II,
which means the NeXT printer will print Level II stuff.  NeXT will also
have a 

color printer for around $4000

	........  Henry

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From: uad1077@dircon.co.uk

Apple, Tek and HP all supply official Adobe level 2.  HP sell
a cartridge for Laserjets, the others sell printers.  There are
no high-res (>= 600dpi) official Adobe products yet, nor a level 2
Display PostSCript, yet.

Next week, Chelgraph will be launching Level 2 compatible printers
with resolutions ranging from 600x600, 600x1200, 900x1800, 2000x2000,
using my PSL2 clone, called Jaws.  We think this is the first Level 2
clone and teh first high-res Level 2.

Jaws is also available to OEMS as a software RIP for a number of
environments, including UNIX workstations.  We will shortly be
announcing support for Sparcprinters for it.  We'd also love to
find someone who wants a Display PostScript clone:-).

Forgive the plug, but you did ask!

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