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From: geller@rlgvax.UUCP (David Geller)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: HP LaserJet and troff
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Date: Sat, 26-Jan-85 02:48:12 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 26 02:48:12 1985
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> I'm thinking of getting an HP LaserJet printer shortly (I got this really
> good price, you see and.....).
> 
> 3B, and I was wondering about using it as a real live public-domain/
> semi-private bulletin board typesetting service.
> 
> ...I mean, if I download a page of pixels to it for
> full typesetting/graphics at 9600 baud we are talking ALOT of time
> per page:
> 

1. I don't think that the HP Laserjet has any facilities for graphics and
2. I would think that some amount of careful consideration should taken
   before one embarked on such a venture. You have to consider all of the
   legal ramifications of taking responsibility for printing the data of
   other people. Just a thought...
3. There are ways to cut down on the amount of data transfered if you
   were to tackle such a problem. You could encode and compress the
   data or form a meta language of codes for graphics printing. Do
   away with straight byte dumps - too costly in time. Interpret the
   image and then send the directing for recreating the image to the
   printer.

						{seismo}!rlgvax!geller
						David P. Geller