>That's the idea. Some printers that support GDI mode also have a print processor (eg the HP LaserJet 2100, which has both an internal PCL engine and a GDI driver) but not at the low-end; the idea is that by removing the print engine, they're cutting cost and providing a universal print interface. This is the same idea as the wunnerful WinModem technology (save the cost of a $2 DSP chip and eat the CPU instead). I don't support it for larger-volume printing - it simply is not practical.
Thanks for the clarification.
I had one of these wonderful modems myself - the connection got interrupted after a few minutes, on the average. Seems that if the CPU was busy doing other things, the connection couldn't be maintained. This got much better when I bought a "real" modem.
Hilmar.
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