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From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.xenix,comp.sources.wanted
Subject: Re: Fast parallel driver for Unix/Xenix AT?
Summary: Forget it!
Message-ID: <289@marvin.moncam.co.uk>
Date: 23 Nov 89 13:45:51 GMT
References: <256ADBB5.19093@ateng.com>
Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK
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In article <256ADBB5.19093@ateng.com>, chip@ateng.com (Chip Salzenberg) writes:
> [stuff omitted]
> know.  It's a crying shame to have slow printer output when it's the driver
> causing the slowdown.

Forget it, the printer itself is usually the bottleneck, there's no point in
worrying about getting > 1k char/sec to a printer which can only output at
80 cps and only has an 4k buffer.
Use a large-ish printer spooler buffer and let it trundle away in the
background.

Dave E.