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From: laser-lovers@ucbvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: 4045 query - reponse
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Date: Wed, 13-Nov-85 11:47:33 EST
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Re the NS8000 CP version of the 4045 printer:
The description of the product --connected to Ethernet via an 8000 NS processor
sounds identical to the scheme in an 804X print server:  An 8000 series
processor does almost all the work of formatting, queueing, etc (same
processor as in Xerox Star and most of their Lisp workstations),
comprehension of Interpress, etc.  In the case of the 804X, the XP-12 print
engine gets raw video from the 8000 processor.  I would expect using the raw
video interface of the (slightly slower) 4045 engine would be a minor
engineering exercise.  Differences from the XP-12 would be: 20% slower,
lesser lifetime capacity and (a guess) $9000-10,000 cheaper.

  Exploiting the talents of the 4045s own processor in
this environment would be more challenging.
-- 
Darrel J. Van Buer, PhD
System Development Corp.
2525 Colorado Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90406
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