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From: bilbo@pnet02.cts.com (Bill Daggett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Mac II, Amiga
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Date: 9 Apr 88 03:40:24 GMT
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crgabb@sdrc.UUCP (Rob Gabbard) writes:
>
> Although I loathe Atari I have seen the Atari Laser printer. It was at a local
>Atari/Commodore store hooked up to a Mega ST.  It requires some type of
>interface BOX to connect, not just a cable, and it is terribly slow. I printed
>a single page from the WP running (not sure what it was) and I walked away
>after staring at the PRINTING dialog box for 5 minutes thinking that the 
>printer wasn't hooked up, but later I walked back to find the single page I
>requested sitting in the printer's tray.

Are you sure the printing delay was caused by the laser printer or WP?  I have
encountered long print delays when I used WP to my MX-80.  I think WP is so
powerful it is very slow doing some things.

Bill

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