Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!umich!ox.com!mudos!mju From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: advice w/ laser printers Message-ID: Date: 29 Mar 90 02:02:50 GMT References: <260E56F7.4467@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> Organization: The Programmers' Pit Stop, Ann Arbor MI Lines: 43 cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) writes: > In article <90081.180614MHS108@psuvm.psu.edu> MHS108@psuvm.psu.edu (Mark Sols > >[he asks whether a HP-IIP or an Epson laser is better with GoScript] > > I'd advise you to think about what you'll be using it for other than > for GoScript output, as I doubt you'll use that all the time. In fact, if you *are* going to be doing a lot of PostScript output, you might want to seriously consider a PostScript emulator cartridge. Although they may only be available for the HP (and it will take up your only font/whatever cartridge slot in the IIP), it will be a LOT faster than any PS interpreter, such as GoScript. If you'll be doing a LOT of PostScript printing, you might be better off getting a PostScript printer and then buying a HP->PS translator program for the programs that support HP output but not PS output If you're not going to be doing a lot of PostScript, then I might question why you're even considering something like GoScript. As Mr. Dunn observed (in a part I deleted), unless you have a fast 386+387 and at least 1MB extended memory, GoScript is going to be really, really slow. REALLY slow. Interpreting PostScript code is a very processor-intensive task; that's why printers that support PostScript, like the Apple LaserWriter NTXSDGLKJ (or whatever letter sequence they're using this week) include on-board 68000's or 68010's. In fact, you might even be better off printing it to a disk, and then taking the disk over to Jack's Printing and Photocopying and running it off on their PostScript printer. If you only print out 10-15 pages a month, this might be more economical than any of the other options. (BTW, please forgive me if any of this stuff has already been mentioned... I never saw the original article, just Mr. Dunn's reply.) -- Marc Unangst | "This country is in no way founded Internet: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us | on the Christian religion." UUCP : ...!uunet!sharkey!mudos!mju | - George Washington Fidonet : Marc Unangst of 1:2200/129.0 +-------------------------------------- BBS : The Programmers' Pit Stop, 1200/2400 bps, +1 313 665-2832