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From: clarke@acheron.uucp (Ed Clarke/10240000)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Is it true that PostScript emulators for HP  are too slow to use?
Message-ID: <1990Jun2.161504.20874@acheron.uucp>
Date: 2 Jun 90 16:15:04 GMT
References: <4839@litle.litle.COM>
Organization: Ciliophora Associates
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From article <4839@litle.litle.COM>, by tom@litle.litle.COM (tom hampton):
> I have heard that PostScript emulators are basically too
> slow to use.
> Is this true?
  Sort of true ...
> Does anyone actually recommend an HPII based PostScript system?

The current issue of Byte magazine evaluates a *ostScript clone
driver that produces a full page in 4 seconds.  My copy's at work,
but I remember that the driver is on a PC/XT/AT style board, contains
4 meg of memory and an Intel ix960 computer onboard.  Cost is about
$2500 ( $1k more than the printer! ).
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