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From: jay@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Jay Windley)
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Subject: Re: PostScript->HPGL ?
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Date: 29 Mar 90 18:16:27 GMT
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I seem to recall reading that someone had figured out how to put
executable code in HP font cartridges, and that for a measly $600
you could have their PostScript interpreter.  BYTE reported that
it works very well, but very slow, and I have heard rumors that
due to heavy piggy-backing of chips it overheats.
--
"Oops." --my dentist, while removing my wisdom teeth
Jay Windley  -  Dept. of Computer & Information Sciences  -  Kansas State Univ.
Internet: jay@phobos.cis.ksu.edu       BITnet: JWINDLEY@KSUVM