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From: jmpiazza@sunybcs.uucp (Joseph M. Piazza)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Computer Chronicles strikes again!
Message-ID: <10434@sunybcs.UUCP>
Date: 22 Apr 88 02:32:28 GMT
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>In article <2182@antique.UUCP> Charles Poirier writes:
>In article <10249@sunybcs.UUCP> jmpiazza@sunybcs.UUCP (Joseph M. Piazza) writes:
>|memory.  On a 1 Meg Mac SE I can run Word 3.01 and Versatrerm 3.0 at the
>|same time -- but I can't print on a LaserWriter untill I quit from one of
>|the programs.  Let's see if I can run Handshake and WordPerfect after
>|turning off my 1 Meg Insider (leaving me with 512K on my 1000) and Facc II ...
>|... [multitasking test deleted]
>|	So, I think it's safe to say the Mac SE/Plus with 1 Meg isn't as
>|resource efficient as the Amiga with 512K.
>
>While your conclusion is probably correct, the test you performed is
>not strictly fair unless your printer is also a LaserWriter

	Exactly,  but I didn't have a spare LaserWriter hanging around to
try it on, which is why I mentioned it ...  :-)

>or a
>printer of equivalent resolution.  I believe these printers require a
>substantially large buffer to build their bitmaps into.

	I'm not exactly sure but for the Mac's part most bitmaps are at
regular Mac resolution of 72 dpi.  The full 300 dpi is usually left to the
LaserWriter which is why  i t  is so slow.  I'd like to work on 300 dpi
graphics but it still isn't easy yet.  Also, bit maps are actually very
fast; it's scaling fonts that really makes that sucker grind.

Flip side,

	joe piazza

--- Cogito ergo equus sum.

CS Dept. SUNY at Buffalo 14260

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>	Charles Poirier   (decvax,ihnp4,attmail)!vax135!cjp