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From: dahosek@biivax.dp.beckman.com
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Subject: Re: DeskJet or Laser Printer
Message-ID: <1991May23.115914.326@biivax.dp.beckman.com>
Date: 23 May 91 18:59:14 GMT
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In article <1991May20.131241.13043@epas.toronto.edu>, ksteele@epas.toronto.edu (Ken Steele) writes:
> I've found the DeskJet produces some remarkable output, with the right
> software, and I have only wished for a laser when preparing
> camera-ready copy for offset printing.  (The DeskJet/PageMaker output
> looks just great in photocopies, but in offset printing the resolution
> seems to be a problem).  Of course, if I owned a Laser printer, I'd want
> a full-fledged linotronic typesetter when it came to offset printing, anyway...

Actually, 300dpi output in general looks very bad when offset
print. I don't work with that end of the printing business
directly, so I only have the vaguest notion of the reasons for
this (problems with the dot coding in the offset process, I
believe). Anyone thinking about offset printing something should
seriously consider paying the few hundred dollars it would cost
to typeset their book instead of just laser printing it.

-dh

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