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From: mikec@wor.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan)
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Subject: Re: next printer port
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Date: 19 Feb 91 03:55:42 GMT
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In article <1664@pdxgate.UUCP> marcus@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Marcus Daniels) writes:
>
>Are there any auxilary (serial/parallel) ports on the Next Laser
>Printer?  If not are there adapters available?  Also, what is the
>status of the project to implement a printer library system for
>the Next?  Basically, do folks recommend the Next printer over
>similarly priced alternatives.
>
As a recent former owner of an HP LaserJet III PostScript, I can
whole-heartedly recommend the NeXT Printer over EVERY other printer made.

Reason? Speed. I printed a file from an 030 Cube to a NeXT Printer. By
the time I walked the 20 feet from the Cube to the printer (I'm not
in any way handicapped), the output was done. The same page, on my
Cube at home, sent to the LJIII, took 15 minutes! Apparently, the
reason is the data speed. The LJ, at its best, is limited to 9600bps.
However, the NeXT Printer Port is an order of magnitude faster (someone
can quote the exact specs, I'm sure). Plus, the 030 or 040, can interpret
the PS code much faster than most on board interpreters.

All that for under $1500? No problem. I'll be picking my NeXT Printer
up from the UMd Computer Emporium Thursday. 


MikeC

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Michael D. Callaghan, MDC Designs, University of Maryland
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