From: gerardis@cs.mcgill.ca (The GIF Emporium)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Searching for HP LaserJet 4 Drivers (I got them..)
Date: 29 Dec 92 05:34:38 GMT
Organization: The Overworked UNDERGRAD society...

>>>In article <cZq4VB2w165w@quink.in-berlin.de> mtheil@quink.in-berlin.de (Matthias Theil) writes:
>>>>a friend of mine bought a HP LaserJet 4. But he is missing drivers to
>>>>use it under Windows or generally with some applications. However, the
>>>>drivers-disk which came with the machine is not very completely.
>>>HPIV.  The disks do include a WP driver though.

Well I recently bought myself an HP IV as an EARLY X-mas present but
I'm waiting for delivery of it, directly from HP.  I don't know what
the disks included with it will contain, but I managed to get a copy
of the WIN 3.1 drivers for the HP 4/4M.  They support 600 dpi
printing, RET and a whole bunch of other features.. Even though I
don't have my printer yet, I found the drivers so grabbed them right
away..  Below I'm including a copy of the README.TXT file included in
the package.  Since it is supposed to be freely distributable, If
anyone wants it, please let me know and If their is a large reuqest
for it, I can post it in one of the binaries groups, post it to an ftp
site, or if their are not many requests-maybe even mail it.  I would
prefer an ftp site, such as hp's own "hpcsos.col.hp.com" in their /pub
directory.  Let me know if anyone is interested.

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README FILE FOR HEWLETT-PACKARD HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER
      WITH SUPPORT FOR THE HP LaserJet 4/4M PRINTER

		  31.1.03 for Windows 3.1

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This README file contains the following information:

     * Hewlett-Packard HPPCL5E Printer Driver Introduction
     * Installation Instructions for Windows 3.1
     * Features of Hewlett-Packard HPPCL5E Printer Driver
     * User Hints
     * HP Personal Peripherals Assist Line

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INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY 
ACCOMPANY THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as 
Hewlett-Packard HPPCL5E Printer Driver version 31.1.03) IS 
PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR 
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  The 
user assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and the use of
Hewlett-Packard HPPCL5E Printer Driver version 31.1.03.  

The HPPCL5E Printer Driver Version 31.1.03 may be copied and 
distributed subject to the following conditions:

1)  All text must be copied without modification and all pages 
    must be included;

2)  All files on the disk must be copied without modification 
    (the DOS utility DISKCOPY is appropriate for this purpose);

3)  All components of the HPPCL5E Printer Driver Version 31.1.03 
    must be distributed together; and

4)  the HPPCL5E Printer Driver Version 31.1.03 may not be 
    distributed for profit.

Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1992 Hewlett-Packard Company. 
Copyright (c) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Microsoft Corp.
Copyright (c) 1988, 1989 Aldus Co. 
All Rights Reserved.

Intellifont is a registered trademark of AGFA Compugraphic, a
division of AGFA Corporation.
IBM PC and PC-DOS are trademarks of International Business 
Machines Corporation.
MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft 
Corporation.

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HEWLETT-PACKARD HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER VERSION 1.03 INTRODUCTION

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This is a release of the Hewlett-Packard HPPCL5E printer 
driver with support for the HP LaserJet 4/4M printer, which 
includes 600 dpi printer resolution, HP-GL/2, resident TrueType 
font technology and the resident Intellifont typefaces.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR WINDOWS 3.1

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To install Hewlett-Packard HPPCL5E printer driver version 
31.1.03 for Windows 3.1:

NOTE:  If you intend to use HP Intellifont for Windows to
    produce screen fonts for the Intellifont typefaces in the
    HP LaserJet 4/4M, you must install Intellifont for Windows
    BEFORE installing the printer driver.  Please refer to
    the Intellifont for Windows instructions.

1.  Choose the Control Panel from the Main Group in Program
    Manager.
2.  Choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel window.
    The Printers dialog box appears.
3.  Choose the Add button.
4.  From the List of Printers dialog box, select Install
    Unlisted or Updated printer (first printer in list).
5.  Choose install.
6.  Insert the driver disk labeled HPPCL5E version 1.03 
    into your flexible disk drive and specify the
    WIN31DRV directory on your floppy disk to install
    the Windows 3.1 driver.
7.  Highlight the "HP LaserJet 4/4M" line in the Add Unlisted
    or Updated Printers dialog box and press [Enter].
8.  Choose Connect if the default port of LPT1 is incorrect.
9.  Highlight the correct printer port from the Ports list box
    and press [Enter].
10. Choose Setup.
11. Make any necessary changes in the Printer Setup screen to 
    reflect your printer's configuration.
12. Choose OK.
13. Choose Set as Default Printer if the LaserJet 4/4M is 
    intended to be your default printer for all of your
    Windows applications.
14. Choose Close.

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FEATURES OF HEWLETT-PACKARD HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER VERSION 1.03

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The Hewlett-Packard HPPCL5E Printer Driver version 31.1.03
includes support for the HP LaserJet 4/4M printer and the 
following new features:

Support for 600 dpi Printer Resolution.
    The user can switch between 300 and 600 dpi printer 
    resolution via the switch in the setup dialog of the
    driver. 

Support for Graphics Quality.
    At 600 dpi mode in the LaserJet 4/4M the driver
    supports graphics resolutions of 600, 300, and 150 dpi.
    At 300 dpi mode the driver supports 300, 150, and 75 dpi.
    The actual graphics resolution settings are denoted by
    the descriptive terms of Low, Medium, and High rather 
    than the actual dpi.
      
Support for the TrueType typefaces.
    All the resident TrueType typefaces in the HP
    LaserJet 4/4M printer are supported.  Other TrueType 
    typefaces are supported by building outlines from
    the typeface and downloading the characters needed on the
    fly.  All of the internal TrueType typefaces in the HP
    LaserJet 4/4M printer are supported in the 19U symbol set
    with the exception of Wingdings in L$ and Symbol in AS.

    Hewlett-Packard has made the TrueType format screen
    fonts available for the 35 Intellifont format typefaces
    in LaserJet 4/4M.  These screen fonts are available through
    your local Hewlett-Packard dealer and are not included in 
    this package.  TrueType equivalent screen fonts allow for a 
    more closely integrated Windows 3.1 solution.

Support for the internal Intellifont typefaces.
    All the internal Intellifont typefaces in the HP LaserJet 
    4/4M printer are supported in the 19U symbol set.  To obtain
    WYSIWYG results, use HP Intellifont which supports
    on-the-fly screen fonts to match your printer fonts in
    Windows 3.1.

Support for HP-GL/2
    Support for HP-GL/2 is in version 1.03.  Under the Options
    Dialog in the Printer Setup, a new option of "Graphics 
    Mode" is available.  Two options are present:  HP-GL/2 or
    Raster.  The first choice enables HP-GL/2 which will 
    increase print performance but may possibly cause 21 Print 
    Overruns in some applications. The second choice disables 
    HP-GL/2 and uses raster only.  The default for Graphics Mode 
    is HP-GL/2.
    If you do encounter print difficulties in the default
    Graphics Mode, it is recommended that you change the 
    mode to Raster and try your print job again.  Additional
    information on this topic may be found in the help files
    that accompany this driver.  Choose Help from the driver
    dialog screens or the HP font installer screens to access 
    the HELP information.

Dialog Support for Resolution Enhancement Technology
    Another feature added to the Option Dialog is the
    Resolution Enhancement technology box.  The options here
    are:  Printer Default, Light, Medium, Dark, and Off.

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FEATURES OF HP LaserJet 4/4M NOT SUPPORTED BY HPPCL5E PRINTER
     DRIVER VERSION 31.1.03

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Bi-directional communication.  This is not currently
  supported in Windows 3.1.

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USER HINTS

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On-line help files are included for the HPPCL5E printer driver and
the HP font installer screens.  Choose Help from these screens to
access the HELP information.

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HEWLETT-PACKARD PERSONAL PERIPHERALS ASSIST LINE
(USA and Canada only)

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You can call the Hewlett-Packard Personal Peripherals Assist Line
weekdays between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.  (Mountain Standard Time), 
except for Wednesday when the hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
(208) 323-2551.
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