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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, sindi keesan wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006, Jason Kooner wrote:
>
> > Which modules do I need to get my HP 895 deskjet working on my 486?

This is a PCL 3+ printer, along with many other HP 8** series, and not PPA 
(unlike the 822) and should work with pbmtolj and various gs drivers 
(deskjet, dj500, cdeskjet... ) though not all features may be supported.
There is also an hpdj but maybe not in SW40 or SW71 and I don't think I 
compiled it in my libc 2.2.5 version.

Probably does 600 dpi.  The 500 and 600 series are 300 dpi max.
You can specify resolution when printing.  Netpbm's default is 150 dpi so 
use -r 300 or -r 600.

Experiment with different drivers.  It is much slower to print in black 
with a color driver.

netpbm uses 'ppm' 'pnm' and 'pam' to refer to color, 'pgm' greyscale, 
'pbm' black-white.

Sindi