Re: DBUG> Plotting ahead

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Hello Ty: 

> I'm looking at a new HP Designjet 500 to replace my 
> old 250C and am a little (OK alot) confused by some of the options available. 
> The 500 does not support HP-GL/2, do I need that for DataCAD 10 or not, the 
> sales people don't know (HP indicates that it supports AutoCAD without it, 
> does that include us), the 500PS postscript model is considerably more 
> expensive but is it advantageous (or a requirement) for printing CorelDraw 
> and Photoshop files and maybe some digital photography down the road.

You don't need to worry about the HP-GL/2 -- you only need a driver that works in your version of Windows.  As for the PostScript, I'll leave that for others to answer.  I've never quite understood what a post script printer does differently than a "regular" printer.

Sincerely, Neil Blanchard
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