Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    I use an LPS40 and an LN03R. You can probably pick up an LN03R
    for a good price through employee purchase. Professional Page is
    my Desktop Publishing choice. If you are interested in a sample
    of what it can do, copy the following file and print it to an LPS40
    or LN03R. (Be sure to print it as a PostScript file, not an ASCII
    file!)
    
    MTWAIN::USER:[MACDONALD.PUBLIC]NARC.PS
    
    

.re .1

do you need a special driver for the lno3r?

Can you use a base lno3r or do you need extras
like memory cartridges?

Did you look at Shakespeare when buying your
software?

Finally, how much memory do you have.  The software
recommends 1MB but is that enough.  And I have two
3 1/2" disk drives.  Will that do the job?

		Dean Cromack
    
    

    No additional memory is required for the LN03R. It comes with plenty.
    Professional Page is a far superior product to anything else currently
    available for the Amiga in desktop publishing. But, if you do not
    have access to a PostScript printer, you may be disappointed.
    
    Dunno about printer drivers for the LN03R. I know there is one for
    the HP LaserJet which might work. And perhaps the LN03 driver which
    is out there might work. I copy my PostScript files to the VAX and
    then send them to a local printer queue.

Re: Driver for LN03R

To do desktop publishing with postscript you do not need any special
printer driver  (you can use GENERIC!).

Postscript commands are normal printable, human readable, ASCII text.
(A desktop publishing program producing Postscript output even converts
bitmap graphics into ASCII text.)

Of course, it would be nice to have a printer driver so you can do
printing from Deluxe Paint II to the printer (DPaint will need a
driver that can convert the raster dump to postscript since DP isn't
producing Postscript itself).  The odds are good that you could use
any driver for a postscript printer to get this.

Try Employee Purchase, but they may not be the best priced.  For many
products, you can do better by buying a competitor's product through
main order.  Get a copy of "Computer Shopper" and look over prices.
You might want to also look at the ads in a magazine dedicated to
Desktop Publishing.

    re: .1
    
    Please set your example postscript document for world access.

    thanks,
    Dan

    It is.

    You might also want to look at the July '88 AmigaWorld.
    
    Starting on page 32 the magazine covers a few laser printers that are
    available.  Obviously, other printers will work with the Amiga.  This
    is especially true if the printer supports PostScript.  In that
    case, it should be possible to use the Apple LaserWriter print driver
    that is supplied with the Amiga.  (Check first, before buying).
                        
    On page 42 there is an article that describes Laser Printer Utilities. 
    One of the advantages that these seem to provide is some independance
    from the connected device.  That is, it appears that it is possible
    to run these utilities at home, and transfer the resulting PostScript
    file to a system that can access a PostScript printer.  The utilities
    mentioned are:
    
    		LaserUp! Plot  ($49.95) - Aegis Draw or Draw Plus to
    					   PostScript converter (for
    					   high density plotting)
                                                     
    		LaserUp! Print ($89.95) - IFF to PostScript converter
    
    		LaserUtilities ($39.95) - Easily Imbed PostScript commands
    					   into WordProcessing and ASCII
    					   text files
    
    All are available from:	Scott Anthony Studios
    				889 De Haro St.
    				San Francisco, CA  94107
    				415/826-6193
    
    
    General caution:  Unfortunately, AmigaWorld articles are not as
    indepth as I would like to see them. Thus, there is a very good
    chance that there are MANY more products available than these. But
    this should act as a adequate starting point....
    
    
    =jbf=

    The problem is that all the Pagesetter fonts are not available
    with the LN03, (e.g. Garamond, + few others)
    
    Is there a way to download those fonts to the Laser printer ?
    
    Is it possible to connect an AMIGA directly to the LN03
    Does the ln03 have a parallel or a serial port ?        
    The Apple Laserwriter has only a serial port and it's 10 times 
    slower.                           
    
    E.G.
    

    The LN03 has only a serial port.  It is possible to purchase fonts
    for it, but it would probably be easier to bypass all of the font
    machinery and just send page images to the LN03.  Note that the
    LN03 is a "write-white" engine, so diagonal lines that are one pixel
    wide disappear.
    
    I have the Computer Modern family of fonts for the LN03, if that
    will do you any good.
        John Sauter

    RE .9
    
    Yes, do you have those fonts on line ? 
    
    I was on the way to by a LN03R for myself, but I'm definitely looking
    for a parallel port printer, it's so faster!
    
    
    E.G
    
    
    

    I uploaded a text to ps postscript utility that I use on my printer.
     The printer is connected to the serial port at 9600.  This utility
    doesn't go through any drivers.
    This is nice if you have a postscript printer for desktop publishing
    and want to use it for a system printer also.
    
    The arc file is in WINNER::DISK$USER_1:[JBERNARD.AMIGA]PSPrintV14.arc.
    The arc file contains the executable, source and a small doc file.
    I used Lattice 4.0 to compile it.
    
    John
    

    re: .10
    
    I don't have the fonts on-line, because they're too big, even in
    PK format.  Send me Email and I'll send you a 6250-bpi mag tape
    with a VAX Backup save set.  To use these font files on the Amiga
    you would need a TeX DVI driver for the LN03 that runs on the
    Amiga.
        John Sauter

I bought an LN03R.  Can I use the standard Amiga serial cable without
blowing up my printer's serial interface board?


				Dean Cromack

    
    
    re.13
    
    If you don't mind, howmuch did you pay for the LN03R.  Did you buy
    through Employee purchase.  Also anyone else who wishes to post
    the price that they paid for other laser printers please post those
    prices too.
    
    Harry Arendt
    

    re.14


	I bought it through employee purchase. 1-800-235-0505
	is the number to get the current price.

			Dean Cromack
    

My printer has arrived.  I just want to make sure I don't
burn it up.  Have other people used the standard amiga
serial cable or a dec cable on an lno3?

			Dean Cromack    

Does anyone know where I can get the Adobe postscript
descriptions of postscript fonts? 

For those of you who use Professional Page with a the
LN03R, are you disappointed by the limited number of
fonts?

			Dean Cromack

That should read <Postscript Fonts on LN03R>

			Dean