Printer - HP LaserJet 3600

[Jim Asman]

--------------- Original Message ---------------
At 10:27P Fri Feb 17 2006, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 12:46:59PM -0800, Jim Asman wrote:
> > The HP 2550 color laser is PCL6 only. I see all kinds of comments about
> > this or that not working properly with a PCL6 printer, and the typical
> > response is to change to a PCL5 driver. Good advice if the printer 
supports
> > PCL5, but in the NEW reality...
> 
> Ok, clarification time: PCL6 is *not* a strict superset of PCL5?

NOT similar at all. Not related at all.

PCL6 is like assembled object code where PCL5 is interpreted escape
sequences.

PCL3 is a subset of PCL5, but PCL6 is "brave new world"...


Jim 
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