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From: eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Printer drivers
Message-ID: <1112@toaster.SFSU.EDU>
Date: 10 Jan 91 00:14:36 GMT
References: <12017.278b1e8a@ecs.umass.edu>
Reply-To: eps@cs.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott)
Organization: San Francisco State University
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In article <12017.278b1e8a@ecs.umass.edu> gerst@ecs.umass.edu writes:
>Sending a raw bitmap may not be the answer for a lot of output.  The
>printer graphics "languages" Ive seen have things like 'repeat pattern' &
>'skip line' & 'skip'.  A "intelligent" printer driver would do something
>marginally smart and scan the bitmap generating sequences of 'fills' and
>'skips' when it is shorter than sending the bitmap.

Ever hear of FAX?  :-)

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