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From: hammen@CSD4.MILW.WISC.EDU (Robert Joseph Hammen)
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: Re: Need info about the AST TurboLaser/PS
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Date: Wed, 18-Nov-87 15:04:21 EST
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In article <8711121759.AA08475@brillig.umd.edu> UKJWERK@VAX1.CC.LEHIGH.EDU ("Keith J. Werkman ", ATLSS Proj B1, X84605) writes:
>In a recent Byte suppliment, Jade computer in CA is selling the
>AST TurboLaser/PS for $3398.  This appears to be a good price for a Postscript
>laser with 35 resident fonts, etc (8ppm).  Has anyone had any luck with
>this printer?  Does anyone have any info on it?

A local dealer got his first one in, and it was DOA. The next shipment he
received works most of the time. They are using a very complicated AppleTalk
net (many printers, a couple of bridges, and so on) and have found that they
can't simply plug the TurboLaser/PS in where a LaserWriter was sitting and
expect everything to work OK. The print quality is also not the greatest,
although it seems pretty fast.

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