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From: mitroo@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Varun Mitroo)
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Subject: Re: Mahoney's IB Tutorial
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Date: 27 May 91 01:45:58 GMT
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In article <1538@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> mldemsey@cs.arizona.edu (Matthew L. Demsey) writes:
>> ->|   It took a little over 4 hours to print using SendPS from a Mac II to
>> ->| a LaserWriter IINT. 
>
>> ->	Try printing the document on a NeXT (with an attached NeXT laser
>> ->	printer).  I got it printed in under 30 minutes.  Now that was an
>> ->	experience!
>> ->
>> ... note that I was able to print it in much less than 30 minutes (it
>> seemed more like 10 minutes).  I am printing from a '040 cube with 32 MB
>> (which is probably why it printed so quick)...
>
> I would like to cite this as yet another reason why I left Macintosh for
>NeXTs. An eightfold printing time is simply ridiculous.
>

I tried DISPLAYING a postscript file on a Mac "si" about a month ago, and it
took over two minutes.  I just displayed the same file using Preview on my
'040 cube at home and it took about 5 seconds.  I think NeXT should rename
their computers the CBK - the Crap Box Killer(tm). :-)

Varun
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