Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!watserv1!watcgl!sfwhite
From: sfwhite@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Stephen White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: LaserPrinters and the ST
Keywords: laser printer, atari st, spectre
Message-ID: <12513@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Date: 1 Dec 89 21:05:13 GMT
References: <4725e878.14a1f@force.UUCP>
Reply-To: sfwhite@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Stephen White)
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In article <4725e878.14a1f@force.UUCP> covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) writes:
 
> And then there is the problem of using the SLM804 with Spectre/GCR. It
> seems that Dave Small does have a 144 dpi printer driver for the SLM804,
> but not a 300 dpi printer driver. So, even with a Spectre and a SLM804,
> I can't get decent print outs. To do so would require spending another
> $500 for UltraScript. I wish Dave Small could bundle UltraScript with his
> products. Maybe that would lower the price of UltraScript to something
> affordable by more people. What say Dave, could you talk to the fine Imagen
> folks about bundling UltraScript with the GCR??

If you really want this to happen, talk to Adobe.  As far as I know, 
the major cost of _any_ PostScript-compatible device or software is
the royalty paid to Adobe for developing PS.  Thus, UltraScript is
not likely to drop in price.  Can anyone confirm this?
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