Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uw-beaver Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!laser-lovers From: laser-lovers@uw-beaver Newsgroups: fa.laser-lovers Subject: Re: QMS1200A vs LaserWriter Message-ID: <1286@uw-beaver> Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 01:19:57 EDT Article-I.D.: uw-beave.1286 Posted: Thu Jun 6 01:19:57 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 7-Jun-85 01:50:34 EDT Sender: daemon@uw-beaver Organization: U of Washington Computer Science Lines: 61 From: mtu!karl@Glacier (Karl J. Ottenstein) From: karl@mtu (Karl J. Ottenstein) Newsgroups: fa.laser-lovers Subject: Re: QMS 1200A vs LaserWriter Summary: Expires: References: <8197@Glacier.ARPA> Sender: Reply-To: karl@mtu.UUCP (Karl J. Ottenstein) Followup-To: Distribution: Organization: Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI Keywords: Apparently-To: glacier!laser-lovers@washington >From: Christopher A Kent > >We just got our 1200A hooked up, and our LaserWriter appeared last >week. We don't have TranScript yet, but we have typed in one or two >files from the Cookbook. I ran them off on both, and thought I'd report >on the comparison. The QMS was "professionally" installed, and perhaps >tuned somehow; we just took the LaserWriter out of the box and plugged >it in. > >This is the example PostScript code, in case you want to try it: > >The QMS has BLACKs, while the blacks on the LaserWriter are a bit >washed out (especially unit black square) -- the 2x2 outline is quite The LaserWriter gets blacker with time; there is also a contrast knob in the back. >I noticed when I overlaid the two pieces of paper that all the shapes >and orientations are exactly the same (no surprise) but the page >offsets on the two devices are different. The LaserWriter prints >approximately 3/8" to the right and 1/4" further down the page than the >1200A (or, if you prefer, the 1200A prints 3/8" farther to the left and >1/4" further up the page.) I have no idea why, but this may be annoying >to people who are trying to meet specific formats, and seems like a >mistake. Of course, this is a limited sample, and there may be some >initial setup that hasn't been done correctly (A4 vs US? Paper tray >inserted properly? Suggestions?) The page offsets can be changed by downloading a short PostScript program to the LaserWriter. This is probably described in the (additional cost) "Inside LaserWriter" manual; it is also in a manual for Adobe which they include with the (additional cost) PostScript language manual. To check which printer is "off": take one of the test pages which is printed when the LW is powered on [you can disable this feature through software] and fold it into quarters: the intersection of two of the panes should be at the intersection of your folds. Ours is a bit off, but it doesn't bother anyone so we haven't changed it. >In general, I'm impressed that they're as close as they are, and a >little disappointed that they're not perfect. > >And really lusting after my copy of TranScript, wherever it might be. I wonder if your purchasing department is the bottleneck, or is it Adobe? We received incredibly fast service from Adobe and are quite pleased.