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From: Bruce.Hoult@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
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Subject: Re: Halftoning Algorithm
Message-ID: <1990Nov21.050447.20417@actrix.co.nz>
Date: 21 Nov 90 05:04:47 GMT
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Pixel-by-pixel dithering will be OK on something like a Linotronic, but will
be completely useless on a xerographic printer because of toner spread.  It's
a big enough problem at the character level, or screen halftoning level, but
would be totally unacceptable at the pixel level.