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From: appelbau@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Marc L. Appelbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 68020 Box, laser printer, Eastern Pa. Expo
Message-ID: <10227@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU>
Date: Wed, 18-Mar-87 10:24:02 EST
Article-I.D.: topaz.10227
Posted: Wed Mar 18 10:24:02 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 19-Mar-87 07:27:14 EST
References: <10162@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <110@osupyr.UUCP>
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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Keywords: questions, questions and more questions

In article <110@osupyr.UUCP>, akw@osupyr.UUCP (FarOff MicroDesigns) writes:
> In article <10162@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> appelbau@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Marc L. Appelbaum) writes:
> >[..]
> >print up to 300 X 300 DPI.  In order to layout a full page at 300 X
> >300, you'll need about 4 megs.  

> This is (or I think is) *slightly* incorrect.  An Apple LaserWriter does not
> have 4Mb of RAM, nor does a stock Mac Plus.  
> 
> >I saw a BLITTER in action!
> 
> For goodness' sake HOW WAS IT?  And when can we see one in our local
> Atari dealership (OK Atari...enough Real Soon Now's and some concrete
> dates...like Summer '87, Autumn '87...but a _real_ date.)
> 

The figures I recieved as to the amount of memory it takes for the
laser printer came right from the horse's mouth.  One of the members
of the Atari engineering staff gave me the figure of 4 megs.

As for the blitter, we saw it running a graphic demo.  I would say it
was at least 3-4 times faster than the normal ST.

Also accoriding to Mark Jensen the new ROMs will fix some TOS bugs, he
also said they are working on a fix for the 40 folder limit.

Release dates for the Laser Printer, MEGA's and blitter were said to
be around late summer '87.
-- 
 Marc L. Appelbaum 				"If life is a game of chess 
 Arpa:appelbau@topaz.rutgers.edu                 and you and I are pawns
 Uucp:rutgers!topaz!appelbau                     what happens when we get to
 GEnie: M.APPELBAUM		                 the other side of the board?"