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Subject: Re: An interesting idea...
From: judge@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us (rory toma)
Message-ID: <9Hm313w162w@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us>
References: <912@cns.SanDiego.NCR.COM>
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 91 12:33:19 EDT
Organization: Alchemy International, Ithaca, N.Y.

dltaylor@cns.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Dan Taylor) writes:

> In <R5Xw12w162w@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us> judge@alchemy.tcnet.ithaca.ny.us 
> 
> 
> >Would it be possible to produce a cheap laserprinter (Postscript) that 
> >used both the memory and processor of it's host machine?
> 
> I'll say before the NeXToids.  Theirs does just that.  There are
> also interface boards that drop into PC's, but have their own CPU
> and RAM.  They interprest the PS and dump it to the printer.
> 
> My question is: why burn system CPU bandwith on a mutlitasking machine,
> since the cost of PS on a laser with it's own CPU already is so small.
> 
> Dan

OK, what about using the '030 on the 3000 when the '040 come out for the 
printer - as well as other system resources.

rory