RE: IPDS printer required for printing a barcode?

Interesting;

How bad is the performance, I have not tried/nor researched HPT -
most of the barcode we do here has many on one page, along with
graphics, boxes, fonts and the total pages per day average around 15,000 -

Just wondering if we decide to get another printer, would it pay, or
be too slow to even bother with HPT.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces+mmanske=minter-weisman.com@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+mmanske=minter-weisman.com@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:09 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: IPDS printer required for printing a barcode?


You don't need emulation cards if you use Host Print Transform - that
provides the emulation. But HPT always has the performance limitation.

At 09:45 AM 2/5/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Barcode requires IPDS (type/emulation) - and compile the prtf that way;
>my personal preference is to go AFPDS, even more "graphics" are available,
>but either way -
>
>As for hardware, any printer that is capable of IPDS emulation will work,
>we are running barcodes on HP and Lexmark here.
>
>The HP has a "blue box" ipds emulation, I do not recall how the lexmarks
>are set up, but they are straight IP, no twin-ax lines.
>
>You can also; depending on your HP model, get a card for emulation, or even
>a special chip that goes on the logic board.
>
>HTH
>
>Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: midrange-l-bounces@midrange.com
>[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Prowak, Dave
>Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:18 AM
>To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
>Subject: IPDS printer required for printing a barcode?
>
>
>Hi,
>
>If I want to print a barcode, am I limited to only using an IPDS printer?
>
>Also, can I print a barcode on a HP printer, or am I limited to using IBM?
>
>Thanks,
>Dave


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