Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!sgi!shinobu!odin!ramoth.esd.sgi.com!msc From: msc@ramoth.esd.sgi.com (Mark Callow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi Subject: Re: Color Printers Message-ID: <1991Jan31.235652.13461@odin.corp.sgi.com> Date: 31 Jan 91 23:56:52 GMT References: Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com (Net News) Reply-To: msc@sgi.com Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc., Entry Systems Division Lines: 30 In article , portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) writes: |> >>>>> On 31 Jan 91 13:08:38 GMT, uh311ae@sunmanager.lrz-muenchen.de (Henrik Klagges) said: |> |> > Nevertheless, has anyone seen a color laser (like the new canon) in |> > SGI action or seen a thermo-transfer-wax-unit that produced quality |> > images over the long term ? |> |> We have one of the Canon color laser printers (the C500) here at SGI. |> Currently, we can only print IRIS .rgb image format files on it, but |> the quality of the printout is of very high quality. In addition, you |> can also use the printer as a high-resolution (up to 600 dpi) color |> scanner. It also does a fantastic job as a color photocopier. |> |> I suspect that the machine costs a small fortune. We are also working with CAI to get a version of their Freedom of the Press PostScript interpreter for the Canon CLC500. As Michael says its quality is very high. One of the attractions is that it prints on plain paper. Michael is also right that it costs a small fortune. I believe the copier is in the $25000 range and the IEE 488 controller with 48 megs of memory is another $20k. Annual maintenance is $10000 Because of the excellent quality and since I'm not paying for it, it's easy for me to say "it's worth it." -- From the TARDIS of Mark Callow msc@ramoth.sgi.com, ...{ames,decwrl}!sgi!msc "Spirits of genius are always opposed by mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein