03-07-2009, 03:41 PM
Gareth,
All very true. however, for 99% of the universe, the postscript emulation offered by HP and Brother is fine. I suspect the only people that are going to worry about postscript emulation versus true Adobe Postscript are graphics and publishing professionals.
That said, new machines which offer color output and support OS 9 are few and far between and, more often than not, expensive. I think Black's best bet is to see if he can find a used but in excellent condition older model from HP. Ink will be readily available. It's just a question of finding the hardware.
My reasons for suggesting HP is because clogged print heads are a non-issue with them. On most consumer grade inkjets from HP, the print head is built into the cartridge. So, the print head is replaced each time the cartridge is replaced. This is one of the reasons ink for HP printers tends to be more expensive than ink for its competitors.
The only other suggestion I can offer is to see find out what is holding this person back from moving to OS X entirely. Although I hate to see anyone abandon something that is working for him/her a point of time comes when it's best to move on. It sounds like that time has come for this person.
Robert
All very true. however, for 99% of the universe, the postscript emulation offered by HP and Brother is fine. I suspect the only people that are going to worry about postscript emulation versus true Adobe Postscript are graphics and publishing professionals.
That said, new machines which offer color output and support OS 9 are few and far between and, more often than not, expensive. I think Black's best bet is to see if he can find a used but in excellent condition older model from HP. Ink will be readily available. It's just a question of finding the hardware.
My reasons for suggesting HP is because clogged print heads are a non-issue with them. On most consumer grade inkjets from HP, the print head is built into the cartridge. So, the print head is replaced each time the cartridge is replaced. This is one of the reasons ink for HP printers tends to be more expensive than ink for its competitors.
The only other suggestion I can offer is to see find out what is holding this person back from moving to OS X entirely. Although I hate to see anyone abandon something that is working for him/her a point of time comes when it's best to move on. It sounds like that time has come for this person.
Robert