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From: laser-lovers@uw-beaver
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Subject: Re: What else besides the LaserWriter.
Message-ID: <1539@uw-beaver>
Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 17:44:42 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  4 17:44:42 1985
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From: SHULL@WHARTON-10.arpa   (Christopher Shull)

 
 >> With all this touting of PostScript becoming the "new" standard
 >> how come Apple is the only manufacturer of printers supporting
 >> PostScript.  What about QMS you say?  They sent our purchase
 >> order back saying sorry, we don make these anymore, but if
 >> you don need PostScript wel happy to sell you something.
 >> That the last time I ever put Group III on a bidders list.
 >> 
 >> Are there any laser printers out there that support PostScript?
 >> Something a little faster than the Apple 3.4 pages a minute.
 >> 
 >> --Larry
 
 A few weeks ago, Apollo Computer, Inc. announced DOMAIN/LASER-26,
 a laser printer with, as mentioned by Neal Holtz to Laser-Lovers
 (26 Jul 85 10:15:40 PDT):
 
         - "up to" 26 pages/minute
         - 300 dpi.
         - PostScript interpreter built-in to graphics processor on printer
         - up to 11x17 inch paper
     *   - straight-through paper path
     *   - 1500 sheet capacity paper cassettes
     *   - optional 10-bin sorter/collater
         - RS-232 or Centronics parallel interface
         - less then 55 db noise.
 
     *  These features are not mentioned in the information I
        have seen, but seem reasonable.
 
 The RS-232C version is available for about $31,900 (list), and the
 Centronics parallel interface with Multibus board is available for
 about $34,900.
 
 There is some evidence that this is the Dataproducts LZR-2660 that
 Brian Reid mentioned (27 Jun 1985 2205-PDT).  Richard Furuta suggested
 (Thu 25 Jul 85 23:21:19-PDT) that the print engine is made by Toshiba.
 
 It has 2.5 MB of RAM, a 68000 CPU, 13 resident fonts from the public
 domain are standard.  Merganthaller fonts can apparently be purchased
 from Apollo (from Adobe).  For more information, I recommend contacting
 your local sales representative or:
 
             Margret-Ann Maloney
             Product Manager for Output Devices
             Apollo Computer, Inc.
             330 Bellerica Drive
             Chelmsford, MA 01824
             phone: (617) 256-6600, ext. 4977
 
 Dataproducts Corporation is at:
 
             6200 Canoga Avenue
             P.O. Box 746
             Woodland Hills, CA  91365-0746
             phone: (213) 887-8000
 
 I don know anyone there so I don know whether they are selling them
 to normal folks or not.
 
 Chris Shull
 
         ARPA: Shull@Wharton-10.ARPA
         PSTN: 215/898-5930
         USPS: Decision Sciences Department
               The Wharton School
               University of Pennsylvania
               Philadelphia, PA 19104