Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!aplcen!unmvax!ogccse!blake!ramsiri
From: ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: LaserPrinters and the ST
Keywords: laser printer, atari st, spectre
Message-ID: <4701@blake.acs.washington.edu>
Date: 30 Nov 89 23:33:26 GMT
References: <4725e878.14a1f@force.UUCP> <2368@hudson.acc.virginia.edu>
Reply-To: ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu (Enartloc Nhoj)
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Lines: 49

In article <2368@hudson.acc.virginia.edu> gl8f@bessel.acc.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes:
>In article <4725e878.14a1f@force.UUCP> covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) writes:
>
>> The [Panasonic] 4450 [laser printer] is 11 ppm, which is faster
>>than the slm804.
>
>Of course, this is just the physical speed. In applications where you are
>sending full-page graphics to the laser printer, the SLM804 will win hands
>down because of high transfer rate between the ST and the printer.
>
>Just like CPUs, you have to benchmark the printers printing the kind of
>stuff you print before you know their relative speeds.
>
>------
>Greg Lindahl                                       Astrophysicists for Choice


I am glad this discussion has surfaced.

I just printed out a short score - 3 parts/148 measures - on my
dealer's slm804.  Took about 7 minutes - 7 pages.  The same score
takes 45+ minutes on my Epson LQ-800 .  I am deliberating over getting
the ATARI.. or the Panasonic 4450.  Unfortunately, i have yet to 
see NOTATOR's performance on the Panasonic.  If what Greg is saying
is true... the ATARI, for my purposes, would be better.. as most of
my printing time is consumed by graphics.  However, the Panasonic
seems to be a "better" system.  Wish i could have both!  

AN advantage to buying the Panasonic is that it may be used with
lots of other systems.... if one ever decides ST's no longer
cut it.

Has anybody out there seen/used NOTATOR with the 4450?

Incidentally, i had a lengthy discussion with the rep from
NOTATOR today.  Great guy.. lots of information about 
NOTATOR's future... Particularly relating to the TT.  C-LAB has
had 2 TT's on order for over 10 months.  THey are now told
it will only be 30-60 days before they get one.  Now if
developers don't even have the TT yet (and mind you, C-LAB
is out of GERMANY!) we'll all be out of breath before the
general public ever sees one.  


Oh yeah.. there are rumours that NOTATOR is being ported
to the MAC.  Ain't so. 

-kevin
ramsiri@blake.acs.washington.edu