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From: 01659@AECLCR.BITNET (Greg Csullog)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Printing speed
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Date: 8 Dec 89 15:45:00 GMT
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Rich:

The printout on the PC was to an HP LaserJet II via a parallel port. That's
why I said that transmission speed was the determining factor. The point
I wanted to raise was that unless you are sending ascii characters to a
laser printer via a parallel port and using the printer's fonts (soft or
hard) that pages per minute is a useless value to quote. Pages of graphics
per minute (bitmapped or PostScript/UltraScript) is the topic of speed
to discuss.

Apparently, Tramiel squashed the idea of putting out a board for the PC
that would allow the PC to use the SLM804 because he did not want to support
PCs - then again, that makes no sense for a company that markets PC clones.

The order of speed for the ST environment is

1. GDOS + ST + SLM804
2. UltraScript + ST + SLM804
3. PostScript + ST + HP LaserJet with PS board via parallel or serial
4. bitmapped + ST + HP Laserjet without PS support

4. is so far behind the others (that was the 44 minute job I referred to)
that it is not an option you want to consider.