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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
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Subject: Re: Grey output on a LaserWriterIINT
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Date: 31 May 91 14:38:27 GMT
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>I am somewhat surprised at how poor the postscript greys look
>at 300dpi.
>I have tried printing mathematica plots a NeXT laser printer at 400
>dpi and the result looked about twice as good.

Naturally.  400dpi = 1,600,000 dpsi, whereas 300dpi = 900,000 dpsi.
1,600,000/900,000 = 1.8; matches pretty well with "about twice", eh?
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Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
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