Printer features
Embedded microprocessor (96 MHz. 16 MB SDRAM (48 MHz)
Two (2) EIO slots (PCI-like) to connect accessories: LAN card and/or HP-GL/2 Accessory card (C7772A)
Parallel (ECP) and USB connectivity as standard
Graphical LCD (liquid crystal display)
System software (firmware) always upgradeable
No hard drive nor battery
Languages supported: HP PCL3 GUI in all SKUs. Adobe (R) PostScript (R) Level 3 thru Software RIP in the 500PS 24 inch and 500PS 42 inch printers.
System requirements
HP Designjet 500
Microsoft (R) Windows 9X:
Pentium (R) I-133 MHz or better
48 MB RAM
300 MB free on hard disk
Microsoft Windows NT and 2000:
Pentium II-300 Mhz or better
64 MB RAM
400 MB free on hard disk
HP Designjet 500PS
Microsoft Windows 9x, NT 4.0, or 2000
32 MB RAM
500 MB free on hard disk
Macintosh
Power Macintosh 166 MHz (G3 or G4 300 MHz recommended)
Macintosh OS versions: 8.5, 8.6, or 9.0 (9.0 recommended)
64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM or greater recommended)
500 MB free on hard disk (1 GB or greater free on hard disk recommended)