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From: neil@cpd.com (Neil Gorsuch)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: How fast can a typical Laser printer Centronix Interface go?
Message-ID: <1989Nov21.063420.17622@cpd.com>
Date: 21 Nov 89 06:34:20 GMT
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In article <8390002@hpfcso.HP.COM> rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland) writes:
>re: "I was told by a vendor that the Centronix interface in a typical
>     (Laserjet II) interface would only transfer data at about 50 Kbaud"
>> Is this true, if so is it really worth having a centronix interface in a
>> printer?
>Yes, if only because the serial interface can only hit about 19.2Kbaud.
>Incidentally, both interfaces are always present.

Not in most workstations, especialy desktop workstations (until now,
that is, with our new product 8-).  And ours can do over 40 Kbytes per
second throughput in our low performance model 8-).

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