OT - PCL5e printer language

[Jim Asman]

--------------- Original Message ---------------
At 03:34P Tue Oct 21 2008, Barry Wiseman wrote:

> 
> Don Coleman wrote:
> > I just completed a live chat session with H-P sales.  My chat partner just
> > told me they no longer offer any LaserJets that can print from MS-DOS.  I
> > have a client with a legacy DOS application (HUD) that requires this.  I
> > noted the H-P P2015 offers PCL5e.  Was she wrong and can anyone tell me if
> > MS-DOS can print to this printer?
> 
> PCL5e is a sort of "PCL5 lite" and does not support most of the normal 
> PCL5 fonts.  This was just discussed on this list the other day.  Ken 
> White posted the following information:
> 

NO! NO!

PCL5e is enhanced PCL5 as was reflected in the change from the
LJ3 to LJ4. It is NOT a "light" version. All the upper end monochrome
laserjets are PCL5e.


Jim 
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