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Subject: LN03 with Postscript
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Date: Fri, 3-Apr-87 01:43:00 EST
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    Date: 2 APR 87 15:44-EST
    From: CARS%CUTHRY.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu



	    Any experience with or opinions on the new DEC LN03 laser printer
	    with Postscript?  Will it handle postscript as well as an
	    Apple Laserwriter, as fast?  Thanks for any information.

				    Claire Russell
				    cars@cuthry




I can't comment on the LN03, but laserwriters are not fast. It cannot accept bitmap
data at 9600 baud (it takes 2.2 min to accept what should take 40 sec to send), and
it takes it 2+ min to unpack a run length encoded 700x1100 array and compose for
printing. (the first time we tried it, we had the laserwriter rotate the image as
well, it took it 7 min to rotate.)

<dp>