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From: bard@jessica.stanford.edu (David Hopper)
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Subject: Re: An interesting idea...
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Date: 2 May 91 01:33:39 GMT
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In article <1991May1.212416.14238@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>
>	I thought Dave was way off here too, but I thought we
>laid this argument to rest! You don't get PostScript anything for
>that $1795/$1295 price. You get a 400dpi black laser printer with
>no display lights. I think it is a good deal, personally. At
>$1,295 you are getting a 400dpi printer, not 300dpi like the HP
>III.

Ooo, Ethan, you get slammed for this.  I helped build those HPIII's.
They are *technically* 300 dpi, but the dots are variable-radius.  The
*effective* dpi of the LaserJet III is around 600 dpi.

>	-- Ethan

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