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From: leavens@atari.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 68020 Box, laser printer, Eastern Pa. Expo
Message-ID: <678@atari.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Mar-87 13:12:08 EST
Article-I.D.: atari.678
Posted: Fri Mar 20 13:12:08 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Mar-87 22:54:43 EST
References: <110@osupyr.UUCP>
Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale CA
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in article <110@osupyr.UUCP>, akw@osupyr.UUCP (FarOff MicroDesigns) says:
> 
> 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.  The Mac (and hopefully the Atari
> laser printer) takes PostScript input, which is an object and line-oriented
> printer graphics language.  It doesn't require a complete bit-map of what-
> ever you want to print out.  This saves the hassle (and slow speed) of
> trying to bit-map an 8 1/2 x 11 page w/ 300x300 dpi in RAM instead of doing
> it by objects.

  Well, I don't know what the final decision is on how we are going to map
images--however, we are already supporting GDOS and GEM Metafiles, so that
programs like Easy Draw II work _beautifully_ on the laser printer (I know,
I'm using the one in the lab to do some stuff.  Gorgeous?  Makes you wanna
cry, it does.)

>>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.)

  If I knew when, I'd tell you, honest.  And as soon as I _do_ know, I'll
pass along that information.

  As to how it looks....well, basically, it looks great!  That thing
_cooks_ along...

-- 
--alex @ Atari				  {sun,lll-lcc,imagen}!atari!dyer
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