Capella Technologies makes a font SIMM that goes into various LaserJets
so that you don't have to download the font. The price is about $460.
Not cheap, but it does exist.
-Lane
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karman, Al
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 2:12 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: HP2934A printer
>
>
> Re the below product....has anyone done this using the font
> directly from the 3000 (environment file?), or is this
> strictly 'download the font to the PC'....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Lounsbury [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 5:17 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: HP2934A printer
>
>
> Al,
>
> I think Michael Marxmeier has it about right in his post re.
> your alternative solutions. If the old PCL3 printer will
> accept soft font downloads (I am not certain that it will),
> then you could use the same solution for both printers.
> Downloading a barcode font is quick and pretty easy; the
> fonts are compressed to about 3K to 4K, so there isn't much
> of a traffic problem.
>
> You can download a sample PCL Code 39 font from our site to
> see if the concept will work for you:
> http://www.makebarcode.com/software/fonts.html#PCL5
>
> Bob Lounsbury
> The Barcode Software Center
> www.makebarcode.com
>
> "Karman, Al" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
> news:<[log in to unmask]>...
> > Greetings,
> phonetically-challenged members of the -L....
> >
> > Today, antiques. My client has an HP2934A printer attached
> via DTC to
> > my 937/LX running MPE/iX 6.0.0.
> >
> > The printer starts/stops at will, :SPIFF shows 2x spoofles active,
> > :SYSDIAG/TERMDSM/DTC/RESET is the <only> way I've been able
> to shake
> > the port loose.
> >
> > Problem - this prints some PCL-massaged data (bar code) to
> the printer
> (%33&
> > is wrapped around printlines).
> >
> > The alternate site printer is a Ljet4050, and it doesn't
> print the bar
> code
> > data.
> >
> > Question....surfin' leads me to the 2934A being a 'PCL 3'
> printer and
> > the 4050 being a Postscript printer. Is there a suggestion
> out there
> > as to
> what
> > <laser> printer 'speaks' PCL 3?
> >
> > Syntactically yours in /iX,
> > Al Karman
> > IT Consultant
> > USFreightways
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> > 847.318.9165 *813
> >
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