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From: Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo)
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Subject: Re: StyleWriter/DeskWriter - Which to buy?
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Date: 30 May 91 19:45:08 GMT
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derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes:

JD> kpottie@icarus.cs.kuleuven.ac.be (Pottie Karl) writes:
JD> 
JD> >>Just how much faster is the Deskwriter?
JD> 
JD> >The deskwriter is typically 4 to 5 times faster than a Stylewriter
JD> 
JD> This is because the StyleWriter is rather brainless and relies on 
JD> the CPU to do most of the work.  If you hook the StyleWriter up to
JD> a fast CPU, the difference in performance is amazing.  In fact 
JD> my recommendation is DeskWriter for a Plus/SE/Classic and 
JD> StyleWriter for 68030 machines. 

    You realize, of course, that the DeskWriter *also* is "rather brainless and 
relies on the CPU to do most of the work."  On faster machines, the SW and DW
maintain their relative speed differential.  (I know: I run a DW on my IIci.)


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